Mgawa Surname

222,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mgawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,2551:13,6412,125
Kenya3611:127,92210,545
Tanzania2111:250,90820,278
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mgawa (12) may also be a first name.

Mgawa Last Name Facts

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

Mgawa is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 222,674th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,982,266 people. The last name Mgawa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgawa are found; 69 percent are found in Southern Africa and 69 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 12 people.

The last name Mgawa is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,255 people, or 1 in 13,641. Outside of Malawi it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 20 percent reside and Tanzania, where 12 percent reside.

Mgawa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Muslim (83%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgaywa911,115/
Mgaiwa91489/
Mgajwa911/
M'Gawa911/
Mengawa835/
McGaway833/
Mghawat831/
Mgashwa831/
Mgawe805,116/
Mgawi801,261/
Mgaba80884/
Mgewa80146/
Mgowa8099/
Mgawo8037/
Mgawy804/
Mghashwa776/
Mengawai771/
McGava7326/
Mngowa7310/
Mghewa7310/
Mngawy739/
M'Gawe738/
Mgojwa735/
Mgavha734/
Mgabha734/
McGowa734/
Mgawer732/
Mghaba732/
Mgoywa732/
Mgabai731/
Mngawe731/
Mgaabe731/
Mgaeva731/
McGawe730/
Mingaiwai711/
Mingowa67201/
Mengawe677/
McGoway672/
Mengowa671/
McGowah671/
Mng'awi671/
Mingava671/
McGowaa671/
McGawey670/

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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 Mgawa
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