Mbolegwa Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mbolegwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbolegwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Mbolegwa Last Name Facts

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

Mbolegwa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbolegwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mbolegwa is the 5,587,209th most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbolegwa reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 40 percent live, Njombe Region, where 40 percent live and Kagera Region, where 10 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent live.

Mbolegwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mbolegwa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.02% less than the national average, earning R 163,920 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbolekwa883,290/
Mbolekwea821/
Mbalekwa751,355/
Mbelekwa75248/
Mbalagwa7585/
Mbaligwa7510/
Mbolekwo755/
Mwalegwa752/
Mbolekwe751/
Mbolokwa751/
Mvolekwa751/
Mbuligwe631,193/
Mwalekwa6318/
Mbalegue634/
Mbalekwe632/
Mbalikwa632/
Mbalakwa631/
Mboligue631/
Mbouleingue631/
Nbaalagwa591/
Nwalekwa501/
Mbaligui501/

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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 Mbolegwa
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