Mgode Surname
Approximately 6,510 people bear this surname
Mgode Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5,738 | 1:9,226 | 1,206 |
| Malawi | 758 | 1:22,585 | 3,433 |
| Zambia | 13 | 1:1,219,225 | 30,856 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mgode Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgode Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mgode is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgode? popularity and diffusion
Mgode is the 75,396th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,119,439 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgode live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 5,738 people, or 1 in 9,226. In Tanzania Mgode is mostly found in: Songwe Region, where 62 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 26 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Mgode exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 12 percent reside and Zambia, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Mgode
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