Mgela Surname
Approximately 699 people bear this surname
Mgela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 697 | 1:75,956 | 7,884 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mgela (10) may also be a first name.
Mgela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mgela (Georgian: მგელა) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 477,903rd most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,425,674 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgela reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mgela is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name internationally, borne by 10 people.
Mgela is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 697 people, or 1 in 75,956. In Tanzania it is most common in: Morogoro Region, where 59 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 15 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mgela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mgela in the Georgian language | ||
| მგელა | mgela | - |
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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 Mgela
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