Mgwila Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mgwila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgwila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania561:945,38644,615
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478

Mgwila Last Name Facts

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

Mgwila is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgwila? popularity and diffusion

Mgwila is the 2,237,939th most frequent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgwila reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 945,386. In Tanzania Mgwila is most frequent in: Njombe Region, where 96 percent live, Kigoma Region, where 2 percent live and Ruvuma Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 14 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent live.

Mgwila Last Name Statistics demography

Mgwila earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.46% less than the national average, earning R 174,768 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mngwila922/
Mgwili83815/
Mkwila83292/
Mgbila838/
Mgwela833/
Mqwila831/
Mkwaila772,276/
Mngwili771/
Mgwaile771/
McGuila770/
McGuilay710/
Mkwela67622/
Mgwelo67206/
Mgwele67204/
Mkwile67176/
Mkwili6797/
Mgbili6713/
Mcwela6710/
Mqwela677/
Mgbela677/
Mkuila672/
Mqwili671/
Mguili671/
Mguela671/
Mkwily671/
Mgweli671/

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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 Mgwila
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