Mawangwa Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Mawangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mawangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mawangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mawangwa is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mawangwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,034,050th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mawangwa live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Mawangwa is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 2,788,520. In Uganda Mawangwa is most prevalent in: Kampala District, where 29 percent reside, Bukomansimbi District, where 14 percent reside and Ssembabule District, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 38 percent reside and Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahwangwa | 94 | 35 | / |
| Maswangwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mavangwa | 88 | 135 | / |
| Mawangwe | 88 | 46 | / |
| Mawengwa | 88 | 3 | / |
| Mahwengwa | 82 | 304 | / |
| Mawongwai | 82 | 68 | / |
| Mawhengwa | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mahwongwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maswangwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mabhangwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Moswangwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mawakwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mabagwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mavangwe | 75 | 156 | / |
| Mavengwa | 75 | 48 | / |
| Mahwakwa | 75 | 8 | / |
| Mavangua | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mobangwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mavangva | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mawangue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mabhongwa | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mowangkwe | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mavhengwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maibongwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mabogwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maiuagwuaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mowagba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mabagba | 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 Mawangwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis