Mbagwa Surname
Approximately 1,772 people bear this surname
Mbagwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,741 | 1:30,409 | 3,614 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mbagwa (13) may also be a first name.
Mbagwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbagwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mbagwa is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbagwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mbagwa is the 228,674th most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 4,112,611 people. The last name Mbagwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbagwa are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mbagwa is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent given name globally It is held by 13 people.
Mbagwa is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,741 people, or 1 in 30,409. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Songwe Region, where 85 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 13 percent live and Iringa Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Tanzania it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbaigwa | 92 | 1,233 | / |
| Mbaagwa | 92 | 9 | / |
| Mbaggwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbasgwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbagwua | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbahgwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbahagwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbakwa | 83 | 1,645 | / |
| Mbegwa | 83 | 263 | / |
| Mbagwo | 83 | 32 | / |
| Mbogwa | 83 | 26 | / |
| Mbagwe | 83 | 20 | / |
| Mbagwi | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mbagba | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mbagua | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mbaigwe | 77 | 54 | / |
| Mbangwi | 77 | 49 | / |
| Mbakwea | 77 | 14 | / |
| Mbaigba | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mbeakwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbaagwo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mbakwah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mmbegwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbohgwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbaikwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbogwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nbangwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nmbakwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbahgwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nmbagwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbaagwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbagwue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbahkwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbhakwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbatcwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbahgwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Mbakwa | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mbongwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbohngwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaicwua | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Baicwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbakwe | 67 | 3,681 | / |
| Mbekwa | 67 | 1,709 | / |
| Mbague | 67 | 203 | / |
| Mbagbe | 67 | 48 | / |
| Mbakwo | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mbokwa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mbagui | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mbakwi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mbogwo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mbagbo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mbogwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mbakua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nbakwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbocwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbogwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbacua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbagbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbagwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbacwe | 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 Mbagwa
- 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