Mgiye Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Mgiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 193 | 1:274,309 | 21,578 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mgiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mgiye is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgiye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,210,518th most numerous surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. Mgiye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mgiye are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 193 people, or 1 in 274,309. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 87 percent are found, Manyara Region, where 5 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Mgiye
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