Mgalama Surname
Approximately 823 people bear this surname
Mgalama Surname User-submission:
The Mgalama surname derives from the tribe name mgalama, which means 'willing to rule', 'power to rule'.
Mgalama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 818 | 1:64,721 | 6,868 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mgalama Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Mgalama surname derives from the tribe name mgalama, which means 'willing to rule', 'power to rule'.
- jerrymgalamaMgalama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgalama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mgalama is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Mgalama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgalama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mgalama is the 421,345th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,854,855 people. Mgalama is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgalama live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mgalama is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 818 people, or 1 in 64,721. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Iringa Region, where 52 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent reside and Ruvuma Region, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mgalama
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis