Magwanga Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Magwanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 77 | 1:599,739 | 28,092 |
| Tanzania | 18 | 1:2,941,201 | 49,497 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Magwanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magwanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Magwanga is most common in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magwanga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,806,862nd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. Magwanga is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Magwanga live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 599,739. In Kenya Magwanga is most numerous in: Homa Bay County, where 100 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 17 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magwangay | 94 | 53 | / |
| Makwanga | 88 | 365 | / |
| Magbanga | 88 | 254 | / |
| Maguanga | 88 | 5 | / |
| Macwanga | 88 | 3 | / |
| Magwango | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mogwanga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Magwangi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mangwangi | 82 | 162 | / |
| Manguanga | 82 | 27 | / |
| Mayguanga | 82 | 8 | / |
| Makwangha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maiguanga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maikwanga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maukwanga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maekwanga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Magbainga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maigbanga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makwasinga | 78 | 289 | / |
| Mongqwanga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Makuanga | 75 | 267 | / |
| Mogbanga | 75 | 109 | / |
| Makwango | 75 | 96 | / |
| Mokwanga | 75 | 68 | / |
| Makwange | 75 | 33 | / |
| Magbango | 75 | 28 | / |
| Macwangi | 75 | 27 | / |
| Magbonga | 75 | 22 | / |
| Macwange | 75 | 6 | / |
| Macwonga | 75 | 2 | / |
| Makwangi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Macwango | 75 | 2 | / |
| Makwonga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Magbange | 75 | 1 | / |
| Macwang'i | 71 | 71 | / |
| Maikwangi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mongwango | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maykwango | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maguangui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magbanghe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maikwango | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mcwango | 67 | 11 | / |
| Makwasengi | 67 | 4 | / |
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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 Magwanga
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