Maingwa Surname
Approximately 420 people bear this surname
Maingwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 338 | 1:156,632 | 14,076 |
| Nigeria | 77 | 1:2,300,555 | 77,632 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Maingwa (19) may also be a first name.
Maingwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maingwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maingwa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maingwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 701,000th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 17,351,300 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maingwa live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Maingwa is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name at a global level, held by 19 people.
It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 338 people, or 1 in 156,632. In Tanzania Maingwa is most common in: Tanga Region, where 49 percent reside, Manyara Region, where 32 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 19 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 18 percent reside and Somalia, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Maingwa
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