Mgao Surname

115,188th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,010 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mgao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,8541:13,7371,778
Kenya1551:297,93518,952
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Mgao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mgao is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgao? popularity and diffusion

It is the 115,188th most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,817,343 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgao reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,854 people, or 1 in 13,737. In Tanzania Mgao is most numerous in: Iringa Region, where 35 percent are found, Ruvuma Region, where 21 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 4 percent are found and Poland, where 0 percent are found.

Mgao Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mngao89198/
Mgaoj891/
Mao862,970,478/
Mingao80692/
Mengao8040/
Miñgao805/
Mgajio802/
Mng'ao801/
McGaoy800/
Maho758,798/
Maoa752,648/
Maou751,688/
Mmao75860/
Maoz75611/
Mgoa75543/
Maoh75305/
Maos75254/
Móga75196/
Maoy75152/
Maoo75117/
Maot7590/
Maoi7588/
Maop7586/
Meao7557/
Ma'o7550/
Maao7543/
Maod7532/
Mauo7524/
Mhao7516/
Maïo7511/
Maľo752/
Maoj751/
Minghao7317/
Minggao7317/
Menghao734/
Mengaoi733/
Mingaou731/
Mengaoo731/
Meengao731/
McGahoy730/
McGaoth730/
Maïga6755,465/
Maiyo6726,041/
Mahao672,937/
Mahou671,597/
Maijo671,268/
Mgoha67778/
Mogia67695/
Mayyo67652/
Magio67565/
Magia67551/
Maoud67414/
Maayo67411/
Mahoy67405/
Maout67331/
Mogio67326/
Majio67216/
Maous67182/
Maaou67139/
Majjo67129/
Mahoi67114/
Majho67102/
Meaou6754/
Majgo6750/
Mojga6735/
Mayio6734/
Maood6725/
Meaoa6724/
Mahuo6723/
Maooz6721/
Maîga6718/
Mahho6717/
Maouz6717/
Mhaot6712/
Hmaou679/
Maaho679/
Maaoa679/
Mahoh678/
Mauho677/
Mgoho676/
Meaos676/
Mauoa676/
Maotz674/
Majga673/
Maots673/
Maois673/
Maooe673/
Maiio672/
Maaoo672/
Maosh672/
Maoss672/
Maïgo672/
Mágia672/
Maoch672/
Mahoč672/
Mauou672/
Ma'os672/
Maoid672/
Ma'oz672/
Ma'od672/
Ma'oh672/
Maaod672/
Maoht671/
Mauoj671/
Mauoz671/
Maott671/
Mhaod671/
Mgoah671/
Maaoh671/
Mmaou671/
Mógio671/
Mauoi671/
Mauot671/
Ma'ou671/
Maooa671/
Maooh671/
Maouh671/
Maoih671/
Mahoj671/
Majyo671/
Mahoï671/
Maoip671/
Maaoi671/
Maaoj671/
Maoux670/
Maohs670/

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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 Mgao
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