Mgema Surname

79,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mgema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5,6681:9,3401,219
South Africa2921:185,54020,240
Nigeria1191:1,488,59556,907
Lesotho251:81,30210,029
England11:55,718,059489,080
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mgema (1,506) may also be a first name.

Mgema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mgema occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgema? popularity and diffusion

It is the 79,841st most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,193,310 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgema are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mgema is also the 200,279th most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 1,506 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 5,668 people, or 1 in 9,340. In Tanzania Mgema is mostly found in: Simiyu Region, where 41 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 17 percent reside and Geita Region, where 14 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Mgema occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Mgema Last Name Statistics demography

Mgema earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.96% less than the national average, earning R 102,288 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mngema917/
Mema8919,753/
Mng'ema83147/
Mingema8348/
Mengema835/
M'Guema831/
Mjema8011,187/
Memma806,678/
Mhema806,304/
Memaj802,850/
Msema802,356/
Mgoma801,374/
Meema801,077/
Mmema80966/
Miema80942/
Memah80790/
Meima80566/
Memai80240/
Memay80144/
Meama80142/
Memea80118/
Mgama8098/
Memat8074/
Memad8043/
Mzema8041/
Meyma8033/
Myema8025/
Memas8024/
Metma8020/
Mgima8016/
Mehma8011/
Memau8011/
Mesma809/
Mgeme805/
Memaa803/
Memaï802/
Meuma801/
Memoa801/
Mejma801/
Mgemi801/
Hmema801/
Mejmaj73240/
Mshema73175/
Meymat7372/
Mehmah7372/
Mjemah7365/
Memaiy7365/
Meemai7361/
Meimau7342/
Meemea7339/
Meimah7337/
Meisma7335/
Meamea7333/
Memmah7328/
Meimat7327/
Mäemat7319/
M'Goma7319/
Mgoima7315/
Metmat7312/
Hmeima7310/
Meemay7310/
Meimma739/
Myemah739/
Mesmay738/
Mehema736/
Miemah736/
Mkhema736/
Mhemas735/
Mjemas735/
Meemat735/
Memath734/
Mguemo734/
Mg'oma734/
Meemaa734/
Mgijma734/
Msemma734/
Memmad733/
Mhemad733/
Meamah733/
Maaema733/
Meamai733/
Mehima733/
Meimas732/
Meymah732/
Meumai732/
Memeah732/
Meimad732/
Meamat732/
Mgemge732/
Meamha732/
Meemaj731/
Memmaz731/
Hmeyma731/
Meimea731/
Memmas731/
Memash731/
Mietma731/
Mhemma731/
Miemai731/
Memaid731/
Meitma731/
Mngeme731/
Memads731/
Mhemai731/
Mejmaa731/
Mzemea731/
Meemah731/
Mmemaj731/
Metmad731/
Meymay731/
Memass730/
McGima730/
Meumah730/
McGama730/
Mima6712,307/
Memo674,528/
Myma67202/
Meesmat6799/
Meemeea6755/
Meihmat6735/
Miesmaa6728/
Mheimad6720/
Mehaima6720/
M'Heima6718/
Mujjema6713/
Meheima679/
Mjemmas679/
Maijema679/
H'Meima678/
Mhemhai678/
Meismaa678/
M'Hemad677/
Mehemai674/
Mehmatt673/
Meeyima673/
Mehmaad673/
Mehimay673/
Meimatt672/
Mingemo672/
Mehimah672/
Mengeme672/
Meijima672/
McGemis671/
Meimmah671/
Hmeimad671/
Meameah671/
Mehmmai671/
M'Gemou671/
Mingima671/
Mujyema671/
Mehmead671/
Meimadz671/
Meimeea671/
Mägimaa671/
Méma671/
Mseemat671/
Meammai671/
Mjma671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mgema
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