Mgawa Surname
Approximately 1,830 people bear this surname
Mgawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,255 | 1:13,641 | 2,125 |
| Kenya | 361 | 1:127,922 | 10,545 |
| Tanzania | 211 | 1:250,908 | 20,278 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mgawa (12) may also be a first name.
Mgawa Demographics
Mgawa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mgawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mgawa is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mgawa is the 222,674th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,982,266 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgawa reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mgawa is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name globally, borne by 12 people.
It is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,255 people, or 1 in 13,641. Barring Malawi this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 20 percent are found and Tanzania, where 12 percent are found.
Mgawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Mgawa last name is predominantly Muslim (83%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mgaywa | 91 | 1,115 | / |
| Mgaiwa | 91 | 489 | / |
| Mgajwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| M'Gawa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mengawa | 83 | 5 | / |
| McGaway | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mghawat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mgashwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mgawe | 80 | 5,116 | / |
| Mgawi | 80 | 1,261 | / |
| Mgaba | 80 | 884 | / |
| Mgewa | 80 | 146 | / |
| Mgowa | 80 | 99 | / |
| Mgawo | 80 | 37 | / |
| Mgawy | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mghashwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mengawai | 77 | 1 | / |
| McGava | 73 | 26 | / |
| Mngowa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mghewa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mngawy | 73 | 9 | / |
| M'Gawe | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mgojwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mgavha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mgabha | 73 | 4 | / |
| McGowa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mgawer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mghaba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mgoywa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mgabai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mngawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mgaabe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mgaeva | 73 | 1 | / |
| McGawe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mingaiwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mingowa | 67 | 201 | / |
| Mengawe | 67 | 7 | / |
| McGoway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mengowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| McGowah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mng'awi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mingava | 67 | 1 | / |
| McGowaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| McGawey | 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 Mgawa
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