Mghanga Surname

128,237th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mghanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mghanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,6661:17,3222,074
Tanzania8621:61,4176,585
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Mghanga (842) may also be a first name.

Mghanga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mghanga is most common in Kenya. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mghanga? popularity and diffusion

Mghanga is the 128,237th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,060,958 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mghanga live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mghanga is also the 281,229th most common forename globally It is held by 842 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 2,666 people, or 1 in 17,322. In Kenya Mghanga is primarily concentrated in: Taita Taveta County, where 78 percent live, Mombasa County, where 11 percent live and Nairobi County, where 5 percent live. Apart from Kenya it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 24 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Mghanga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mganga9234,782/
Mghana92664/
Mnganga86783/
Mhganga8610/
M'Ganga861/
Mgangai861/
Mghaina861/
Mgangaa861/
Mgaga835,229/
Mgana833,905/
Mingahanga821/
Mng'anga80259/
Minganga8013/
Menganga801/
Menghana801/
Mganggai801/
Mgange7741/
Mganna7732/
Mgonga7721/
McGana7710/
Mgangi778/
Mgaina776/
Mganai774/
Mganah774/
Mgango773/
Mgagai771/
Mgamga771/
Mgaiga771/
Mng'ang'a7511/
Meng'ang'a719/
Mghongo715/
Mngango714/
Mganach711/
Mgongoa711/
Mng'ana711/
Mgueana711/
Mghanoy711/
Mngonga711/
McGangy710/
McGanna710/
McGanah710/
Mingonga67159/
Mgang'hi6773/
Mingange6772/
Mng'ango6768/
McGhaney6756/
Mgano6732/
Menggana6726/
Mgoga6724/
Mingango672/
Mingangi671/
Mgaña671/
Mgago671/
Mgahanoy671/
Mgingana671/
McGanghy670/
McGannah670/
McGannay670/

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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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  • 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 Mghanga
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