Mgaiwa Surname
Approximately 489 people bear this surname
Mgaiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 485 | 1:109,158 | 10,559 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
Mgaiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgaiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mgaiwa is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgaiwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mgaiwa is the 626,382nd most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,902,957 people. Mgaiwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgaiwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 485 people, or 1 in 109,158. In Tanzania Mgaiwa is primarily found in: Tabora Region, where 58 percent reside, Shinyanga Region, where 38 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Mgaiwa is found in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mgayiwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mgawa | 91 | 1,830 | / |
| Mgiwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mgaywa | 83 | 1,115 | / |
| Mgajwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| M'Gawa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mingaiwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mengawa | 77 | 5 | / |
| McGaway | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mgashwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mghawat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mgijiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mgoyawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mgawe | 73 | 5,116 | / |
| Mgabi | 73 | 1,809 | / |
| Mgawi | 73 | 1,261 | / |
| Mgaba | 73 | 884 | / |
| Mgewa | 73 | 146 | / |
| Mgawo | 73 | 37 | / |
| Mgawy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mgavi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mgiwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mghashwa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mengawai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgabhi | 67 | 3,432 | / |
| Mgejwa | 67 | 163 | / |
| McGava | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mghewa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mngawy | 67 | 9 | / |
| M'Gabi | 67 | 9 | / |
| M'Gawe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mgojwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mgabha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mgavha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mgawer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mghaba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mghabi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mgoywa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mgabih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mngewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mngawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mqgabi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgaeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgabai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgaabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgavui | 67 | 1 | / |
| McGawe | 67 | 0 | / |
| McGavi | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mgaiwa
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