Mgawo Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mgawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania321:1,654,42547,334
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mgawo Last Name Facts

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

Mgawo is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgawo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgawo reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 1,654,425. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Iringa Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Mgawo exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 11 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mawo892,365/
Mgawa801,830/
Mawoa80909/
Mawoh80849/
Mgabo80690/
Maiwo80157/
Mawoo8091/
Mawou8028/
Mahwo8017/
Mawos8016/
Maawo806/
Mawoi805/
Mgowo805/
Mawuo805/
Mauwo803/
Mawoy802/
Meawo802/
Mawoz801/
Mawho801/
Mawwo801/
Minghawo771/
Mgaywa731,115/
Mgaiwa73489/
Mawooa7369/
Mawoha7348/
Mahawo7316/
Maiwou7316/
Mgabho7313/
Mawooh7312/
Mawoud7311/
Maawoo738/
Meawuo736/
Maiwuo735/
Machwo734/
Meawod734/
Mawois733/
Maawou732/
Maswoy732/
Mawuoh731/
Ma'wod731/
Maiwod731/
Mawhop731/
Maywoo731/
Mgajwa731/
Mahwoh731/
Maiwoo731/
M'Gawa731/
Mawouh731/
Meawos731/
Mawoot731/
Maywod730/
Mawa6766,808/
Mabo6710,429/
Mavo672,960/
Mowo67734/
Mawhood67245/
Mawouho6711/
Mengawa675/
Mengavo672/
Maswuod672/
Mashwod672/
Mghawat671/
Mgashwa671/
Mhawosh671/
Mgouwou671/
Mawwood670/

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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
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  • 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 Mgawo
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