Mgelwa Surname
Approximately 1,429 people bear this surname
Mgelwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,421 | 1:37,257 | 4,307 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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
Mgelwa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mgelwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgelwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mgelwa is the 272,373rd most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,099,752 people. The last name Mgelwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgelwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 17 people.
The surname Mgelwa is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,421 people, or 1 in 37,257. In Tanzania Mgelwa is most prevalent 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 exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
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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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