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
Average Mgana Salary in
United States
$54,542 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mgana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mgana (Arabic: مغاني) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Mgaña. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 117,825th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,866,209 people. The surname Mgana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgana live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 864,112th most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 117 people.
The surname Mgana is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,744 people, or 1 in 14,140. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Singida Region, where 34 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 13 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Mgana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally 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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