Mgwabi Surname

354,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,025 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mgwabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgwabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7181:73,7357,675
South Africa2911:186,17820,298
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721

Mgwabi (12) may also be a first name.

Mgwabi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mgwabi is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgwabi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 354,857th most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 7,109,801 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgwabi live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mgwabi is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used given name world-wide It is held by 12 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 718 people, or 1 in 73,735. In Tanzania Mgwabi is primarily found in: Dodoma Region, where 59 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 14 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 28 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.

Mgwabi Last Name Statistics demography

Mgwabi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.64% less than the national average, earning R 126,804 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mngwabi92176/
M'Ngwabi861/
Mgwaba833,157/
Mgwebi831,946/
Mkwabi83795/
Mgwabe8377/
Mqwabi831/
Mgcwaba77474/
Mngwabe7739/
Mgcwabe779/
Mncwabi776/
Mgqwaba774/
Mmgwaba772/
Mnqwabi772/
Mgbabyi771/
Mg'wavi771/
Mmgwabe771/
Mngcwabe7115/
Mcwabe6773/
Mqwebi6740/
Mgbobi6734/
Mgwebe676/
Mgbabe675/
Mkwebi674/
Mqwabe673/
Mkwaba673/
Mkwaby672/
Mkwabe671/
McWaby670/
Mmcwabe623/
Mhcwabe622/
Mcwaiba622/
Mnqwabe621/
Mnkwabe621/
Mkwaiba621/
Mgbave504/
Mkwebe503/
Mkwave501/
Mqwebe501/
McWebe501/

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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 Mgwabi
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