Mawenge Surname
Approximately 469 people bear this surname
Mawenge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 316 | 1:167,537 | 14,797 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Zimbabwe | 30 | 1:514,608 | 41,883 |
Mawenge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mawenge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mawenge is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mawenge? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 645,988th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 15,538,477 people. The surname Mawenge occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mawenge reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Mawenge is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 316 people, or 1 in 167,537. In Tanzania it is most common in: Lindi Region, where 47 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 30 percent live and Pwani Region, where 20 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 26 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live.
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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 Mawenge
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