Mgila Surname
Approximately 418 people bear this surname
Mgila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 413 | 1:128,188 | 12,040 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
Mgila (12) may also be a first name.
Mgila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mgila occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mgila.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgila? popularity and diffusion
Mgila is the 703,644th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 17,434,320 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgila are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mgila is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 12 people.
Mgila is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 413 people, or 1 in 128,188. In Tanzania Mgila is most common in: Tabora Region, where 45 percent live, Simiyu Region, where 31 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 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 Mgila
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