Mgwama Surname
Approximately 309 people bear this surname
Mgwama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 308 | 1:171,888 | 15,065 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mgwama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgwama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mgwama is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgwama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mgwama is the 874,560th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 23,584,291 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgwama are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Mgwama is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 308 people, or 1 in 171,888. In Tanzania Mgwama is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 62 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 31 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 3 percent are found. Beside Tanzania Mgwama exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mgcwama | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mgwasma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mkwama | 83 | 6,201 | / |
| Mgwami | 83 | 278 | / |
| Mgbama | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mgwema | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mgwame | 83 | 1 | / |
| McWama | 83 | 0 | / |
| Mngwame | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mnkwama | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mgbeama | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mkwamah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Menguama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Minguama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgbamo | 67 | 263 | / |
| Mgbame | 67 | 206 | / |
| Mgboma | 67 | 53 | / |
| Mgbami | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mkwema | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mqwema | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mkwami | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mkwame | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mguhammad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mguamy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgwomo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mguame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgbaime | 62 | 6 | / |
| Mgbamyi | 62 | 4 | / |
| McWamee | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mncwami | 62 | 1 | / |
| McGuame | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mgbuoma | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mgbaami | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mgbamou | 62 | 1 | / |
| McWamer | 62 | 0 | / |
| Minguoma | 57 | 41 | / |
| Mgbomo | 50 | 109 | / |
| Mgbome | 50 | 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 Mgwama
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