Mgunda Surname
Approximately 5,744 people bear this surname
Mgunda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,642 | 1:11,405 | 1,495 |
| Malawi | 1,072 | 1:15,969 | 2,510 |
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 1:551,366 | 43,741 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mgunda (42) may also be a first name.
Mgunda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgunda Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mgunda occurs most in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgunda? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 84,152nd most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,268,723 people. Mgunda is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgunda reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mgunda is also the 1,566,439th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 42 people.
The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4,642 people, or 1 in 11,405. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dodoma Region, where 13 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 10 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 19 percent reside and Zimbabwe, 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 Mgunda
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