Mgema Surname
Approximately 6,107 people bear this surname
Mgema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5,668 | 1:9,340 | 1,219 |
| South Africa | 292 | 1:185,540 | 20,240 |
| Nigeria | 119 | 1:1,488,595 | 56,907 |
| Lesotho | 25 | 1:81,302 | 10,029 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mgema (1,506) may also be a first name.
Mgema Demographics
Average Mgema Salary in
South Africa
R 102,288
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mgema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mgema occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgema? popularity and diffusion
It is the 79,841st most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,193,310 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgema are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mgema is also the 200,279th most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 1,506 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 5,668 people, or 1 in 9,340. In Tanzania Mgema is mostly found in: Simiyu Region, where 41 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 17 percent reside and Geita Region, where 14 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Mgema occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Mgema Last Name Statistics demography
Mgema earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.96% less than the national average, earning R 102,288 per year.
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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 Mgema
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