Mgogosi Surname
Approximately 888 people bear this surname
Mgogosi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 882 | 1:60,025 | 6,446 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
Mgogosi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgogosi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mgogosi is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgogosi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 396,862nd most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 8,206,696 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgogosi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 882 people, or 1 in 60,025. In Tanzania Mgogosi is most numerous in: Iringa Region, where 68 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 13 percent reside and Njombe Region, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 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 Mgogosi
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