Mangwa Surname

170,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mangwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mangwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana7721:2,833356
Cameroon7551:27,5093,739
DR Congo5541:133,35714,248
Nigeria1271:1,394,82554,286
Uganda1241:314,83321,485
Zimbabwe851:181,62621,765
Kenya231:2,007,82236,224
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
England161:3,482,379114,324
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
France41:16,605,680368,153
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Mangwa (284) may also be a first name.

Mangwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mangwa is held by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mangwa? popularity and diffusion

Mangwa is the 170,597th most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,885,014 people. The last name Mangwa is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mangwa live; 51 percent live in Central Africa and 51 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mangwa is also the 525,265th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 284 people.

The surname Mangwa is most frequently occurring in Botswana, where it is held by 772 people, or 1 in 2,833. Apart from Botswana this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 30 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 22 percent are found.

Mangwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mangwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.88% less than the national average, earning R 31,176 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhangwa924,704/
Maungwa92536/
Maingwa92420/
Mangwai92113/
Mangwea92111/
Mangwau9227/
Mangwah9218/
Maangwa927/
Mang'wa926/
Mangwua925/
Meangwa924/
Mmangwa924/
Mangwaz924/
Mangway923/
Mangwad922/
Mahngwa921/
Mangwha921/
Mangwaa921/
Mangweha86171/
Mahangwa86115/
Maungwah8631/
Mangkwat8628/
Mahungwa8623/
M'Mangwa8621/
Masingwa868/
Meangwua868/
Mhangwah866/
Mangwaha862/
Mangwach861/
Maningwa861/
Maungwai861/
Mangwe833,467/
Mangwi831,814/
Mangua831,605/
Mongwa83976/
Mangba83176/
Mankwa8366/
Mangwo8335/
Manqwa832/
Mamgwa831/
Machingwa8015/
Maseng'wa801/
Masengwea801/
Matemngwa801/
Maisengwa801/
Mangbau779,758/
Mongwai77411/
Maungwe77322/
Maingwe77262/
Mangbai77234/
Manguay77187/
Manngwe77140/
Maangwe77107/
Mhanqwa77100/
Manguat7785/
Moongwa7760/
Mangbay7758/
Manguau7734/
Manguai7732/
Mmongwa7722/
Mangwei7722/
Mangwej7721/
Mangbea7721/
Manggua7720/
Mhongwa7720/
Mahngwe7715/
Moungwa775/
Mankwaa774/
Mgongwa773/
Maingua773/
Manguea773/
Mangwoh773/
Meangwe773/
Meangua772/
Manguha772/
Mmangwe772/
Manguad772/
Mankwah772/
Mangweh772/
Maangwi771/
Mancway771/
Manguas771/
Mangwer771/
Mhangwe771/
Mhangwo771/
Mhengwa771/
Manguah771/
Meungwa771/
Maingba771/
Mangkwe771/
Maungba771/
Mangwii771/
Mangbaa771/
Manguoa771/
Mongwah771/
Mongwea771/
Monngwa771/
Mankwai771/
Mangwes771/
Mankgwe771/
Maangua771/
Manningway7568/
Mangweth7165/
Mahangwe7146/
Mahungwe7126/
Mangguai7114/
Mangguat7111/
Masingwe7110/
Mahngbay717/
Meanguah717/
Manguait714/
Matengwe714/
Monengwa714/
Mankwaya712/
Masengwi711/
Masimgwa711/
Manguass711/
Mounghwa711/
Mong'hwa711/
Masengua711/
Masengwo711/
Matingwi711/
Manqwash711/
Manggwei711/
Matinkwa711/
Manggwot711/
Matemgwa711/
Matenqwa711/
Mahangwahay711/
Meungkwa711/
Mangvhay711/
Manghwer711/
Mangue6766,166/
Mongwe6710,064/
Mangui672,186/
Mongua671,519/
Mankwe671,195/
Mongba67642/
Mangbe67447/
Mangbi67444/
Mangbo67302/
Mancwe67203/
Mongwo67146/
Matinguha67108/
Manguo6742/
Mahangwahaya6728/
Mankua6723/
Machingwe6722/
Mongwi6717/
Mancwi6717/
Mamgwi6713/
Mankwi6711/
Massingwe6710/
Mancua679/
Monkwa676/
Mankwo676/
Mamgwe674/
Mangby674/
Machengwe671/
Massingua671/
Maisingwe671/
Mamgua671/
Manqua671/
Mhanengwe671/
Machengua671/
Mosinngwa671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mangwa
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