Mgwagwa Surname
Approximately 430 people bear this surname
Mgwagwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 202 | 1:76,427 | 11,271 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| South Africa | 91 | 1:595,359 | 45,471 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
Mgwagwa (34) may also be a first name.
Mgwagwa Demographics
Average Mgwagwa Salary in
South Africa
R 70,176
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mgwagwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgwagwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mgwagwa is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgwagwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mgwagwa is the 688,723rd most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 16,947,781 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgwagwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mgwagwa is also the 1,775,424th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 34 people.
The last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 76,427. In Zimbabwe Mgwagwa is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 55 percent are found, Harare Province, where 16 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 11 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 30 percent are found and South Africa, where 21 percent are found.
Mgwagwa Last Name Statistics demography
Mgwagwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.47% less than the national average, earning R 70,176 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkgwakgwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mgwagwi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mgwagwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mingwangwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mgwangwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mqwangqwa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mkwakwa | 71 | 217 | / |
| Mqwaqwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mgwakwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgbagba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mqwanqwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mnkwakwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mgwaghbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mnqwanqwa | 63 | 8 | / |
| Mkwakwi | 57 | 221 | / |
| Mkwakwe | 57 | 44 | / |
| Mgbagbo | 57 | 4 | / |
| Mgbokwa | 57 | 3 | / |
| Mgbagui | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mgbagbe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mkwangwa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mkwankwe | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mkwaghve | 53 | 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 Mgwagwa
- 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