Mangwangwa Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mangwangwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mangwangwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1191:129,73317,214
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mangwangwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mangwangwa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mangwangwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mangwangwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mangwangwa is the 1,290,735th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mangwangwa are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mangwangwa is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 129,733. In Zimbabwe Mangwangwa is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 47 percent reside, Harare Province, where 14 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 13 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent reside and Zambia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Manghwanghwa912/
Mangcwangcwa911/
Mangwamgwa901/
Mangwangwi901/
Mangbangba8048/
Manguangua8039/
Mankwankwa801/
Mangbongbo60212/
Mongbongbo5089/
Mongbangba501/

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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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  • 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 Mangwangwa
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