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 last name Mgela (Georgian: მგელა) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mgela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 477,903rd most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,425,674 people. The surname Mgela is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgela reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 10 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 697 people, or 1 in 75,956. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Morogoro Region, where 59 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 15 percent live and Tanga Region, where 15 percent live. Other than Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
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
- 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 Mgela
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