Mgelwa Surname

272,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mgelwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mgelwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,4211:37,2574,307
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mgelwa (17) may also be a first name.

Mgelwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mgelwa occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgelwa? popularity and diffusion

Mgelwa is the 272,373rd most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,099,752 people. The last name Mgelwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgelwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most widely held given name worldwide. It is borne by 17 people.

The surname Mgelwa is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,421 people, or 1 in 37,257. In Tanzania Mgelwa is most common in: Singida Region, where 61 percent live, Manyara Region, where 9 percent live and Tanga Region, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Mgelwa occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mingelwa861/
Mjelwa831,254/
Mgelua83117/
Mgilwa8318/
Mselwa837/
Mxelwa832/
Mzelwa831/
Mshelwa7725/
McElwea773/
McElwaa770/
McGilway7139/
Mengelwe714/
Mengelua711/
Mingilwa711/
Msilwa67181/
Mzilwa67111/
McIlwa6719/
Mxilwa672/
Mjilwa671/
McGillway671/
McElwaith670/
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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 Mgelwa
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