Mgana Surname
Approximately 3,905 people bear this surname
Mgana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,744 | 1:14,140 | 1,842 |
| Kenya | 132 | 1:349,848 | 20,694 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
The alternate forms: Mgaña (1) are calculated separately.
Mgana (117) may also be a first name.
Mgana Demographics
Mgana Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mgana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mgana (Arabic: مغاني) occurs most in Tanzania. It may occur as a variant: Mgaña. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 117,825th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,866,209 people. Mgana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgana reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 864,112th most widespread first name globally, held by 117 people.
This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,744 people, or 1 in 14,140. In Tanzania Mgana is primarily found in: Singida Region, where 34 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Mgana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
The amount Mgana earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 91.04% less than the national average, earning R 21,288 per year and in United States they earn 26.4% more than the national average, earning $54,542 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mgana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mgana in the Arabic language | ||
| مغاني | mghany | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- 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 Mgana
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