Mganwa Surname
Approximately 1,252 people bear this surname
Mganwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,244 | 1:42,558 | 4,846 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mganwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mganwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mganwa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mganwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 303,021st most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,820,724 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mganwa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mganwa is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,244 people, or 1 in 42,558. In Tanzania Mganwa is most numerous in: Njombe Region, where 47 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 13 percent are found and Ruvuma Region, where 11 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Mganwa is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Mganwa
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