Mgonjwa Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Mgonjwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 18 | 1:2,941,201 | 49,497 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Mgonjwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgonjwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mgonjwa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgonjwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,532,898th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgonjwa reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 2,941,201. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Lindi Region, where 50 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 22 percent are found and Mtwara Region, where 22 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monjwa | 92 | 5 | / |
| Mhonjwa | 86 | 684 | / |
| Mgonhwa | 86 | 149 | / |
| Monajwa | 86 | 17 | / |
| Mgenjwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mgonzwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mngonywa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mongojwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Monewa | 77 | 1,519 | / |
| Moniwa | 77 | 721 | / |
| Monjua | 77 | 68 | / |
| Manjwa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Monaiwa | 71 | 1,104 | / |
| Muonewa | 71 | 164 | / |
| Mganiwa | 71 | 41 | / |
| Moneiwa | 71 | 19 | / |
| Manjwat | 71 | 14 | / |
| Moneuwa | 71 | 12 | / |
| Moniway | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mongewa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Moonewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mhanjwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgoniwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Manijwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Monewap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mounjua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magniwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muoniwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mhonywa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moneway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mahanjwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Manjhwai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mathnjwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mhonhiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mnganewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mganiswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhonoiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mgonjwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis