Mamgwi Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Mamgwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Mamgwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mamgwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mamgwi is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mamgwi? popularity and diffusion
Mamgwi is the 5,391,485th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mamgwi reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda Mamgwi is most common in: Moyo District, where 75 percent reside and Adjumani District, where 25 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangwi | 83 | 1,814 | / |
| Mamgbi | 83 | 254 | / |
| Mamgui | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mamgwe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Memgwi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mamgwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mangwai | 77 | 113 | / |
| Mangwei | 77 | 22 | / |
| Mamgbai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mamngui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maumgwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mangwii | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maangwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Manggwei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maungwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mamingwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matingwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masengwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mangwe | 67 | 3,467 | / |
| Mangwa | 67 | 2,526 | / |
| Mangui | 67 | 2,186 | / |
| Mamkwe | 67 | 1,226 | / |
| Mangbi | 67 | 444 | / |
| Mamgue | 67 | 397 | / |
| Mancwi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mongwi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mankwi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mamgbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mamkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mamgwi
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