Mgwasa Surname
Approximately 450 people bear this surname
Mgwasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 439 | 1:120,596 | 11,477 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
Mgwasa Demographics
Average Mgwasa Salary in
South Africa
R 102,120
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mgwasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgwasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mgwasa occurs most in Tanzania. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgwasa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mgwasa is the 666,162nd most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,194,546 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgwasa reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 439 people, or 1 in 120,596. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dodoma Region, where 34 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 26 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 22 percent are found. Other than Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
Mgwasa Last Name Statistics demography
Mgwasa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.03% less than the national average, earning R 102,120 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mgwassa | 92 | 17 | / |
| Mngwasha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mgwassah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mgwesa | 83 | 459 | / |
| Mgwasi | 83 | 198 | / |
| Mkwasa | 83 | 99 | / |
| Mgwaza | 83 | 96 | / |
| Mgbasa | 83 | 28 | / |
| Mqwasa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mgwaca | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mgwaso | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mgbassa | 77 | 19 | / |
| Mgqwasi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mgbasha | 77 | 7 | / |
| M'Kwasa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mgwessa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mkwasha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mqwatsa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mqgwaza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mcgwaza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mngwaza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mgbasaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mgwatso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mgqwashi | 71 | 27 | / |
| Mgqwasho | 71 | 22 | / |
| Mncwasha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mgwatsho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mingwaso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mkwaso | 67 | 341 | / |
| Mkwasi | 67 | 263 | / |
| Mgwazo | 67 | 109 | / |
| Mqwasi | 67 | 31 | / |
| Mqwaso | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mkwesa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mqwaza | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mgcwatsho | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mngqwasho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkwaza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkwase | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mcwase | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mgwoja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgbase | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgbasi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgweza | 67 | 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 Mgwasa
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