Mgova Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mgova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2301:230,18119,019
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446

Mgova Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mgova Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mgova is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mgova.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgova? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mgova is the 1,067,497th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 31,277,021 people. The surname Mgova occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgova live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 230 people, or 1 in 230,181. In Tanzania Mgova is most common in: Iringa Region, where 89 percent are found, Kigoma Region, where 4 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Mgova is found in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mova892,132/
Mingova8385/
Mengova8355/
Mgoba802,270/
Mkova80761/
Movad80173/
Movea80108/
Mgowa8099/
Movoa8087/
Movha8055/
Movat8030/
Mosva8029/
Moova8019/
Mhova8015/
Mohva8014/
Moiva8011/
Mouva8010/
Movas809/
Movay808/
Motva807/
Movaa805/
Moyva804/
Movaj803/
Movah803/
Movai802/
Mgovt801/
Movau801/
Muova801/
McGov800/
Mov75463/
Mhosva731,577/
Mavova73235/
Mingov73179/
Mhovha7373/
Mengov7346/
Mousva7326/
McGava7326/
Moshva7321/
Movais7319/
Mkhova7315/
Mngowa7310/
Mafova739/
Movash735/
Mgojwa735/
Mothva735/
Mosvad735/
McGowa734/
Moivaa734/
Mgavha734/
Moivas733/
Movatz732/
Movatt732/
Mgoywa732/
Motvad731/
Movast731/
Mhovah731/
Movats731/
Mghoba731/
Mouvat731/
Moveaz731/
Muovha731/
Mgouba731/
Moveau730/
Mouvas730/
Mowa679,216/
Mouv677,813/
Mava673,804/
Moba672,626/
Mingowa67201/
Mouveau67167/
Movo67162/
Moiv6799/
Mouvaux6795/
Movh6735/
Movs6723/
Mgaw674/
Moov674/
McGowna674/
Maafova674/
McGoway672/
Mgow672/
Hmov672/
Mgab671/
Mmov671/
Mojv671/
McGovey671/
McGowaa671/
Mingava671/
Movd671/
Mohv671/
McGowah671/
Mgob671/
Moyv671/
Mengowa671/
Movahad671/
Movz671/
Movf671/
McGovoy670/

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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
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  • 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 Mgova
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