Mhangwa Surname

100,421st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mhangwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mhangwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,2711:12,3961,612
Zimbabwe4301:35,9035,546
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mhangwa (1,232) may also be a first name.

Mhangwa Last Name Facts

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

Mhangwa has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mhangwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 100,421st most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,549,223 people. The last name Mhangwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mhangwa live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 225,375th most frequently used forename at a global level. It is borne by 1,232 people.

The last name Mhangwa is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4,271 people, or 1 in 12,396. In Tanzania Mhangwa is mostly concentrated in: Geita Region, where 38 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 25 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 21 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahangwa93115/
Mhangwah936/
Mkhangwa935/
Mangwa922,526/
Maungwa86536/
Maingwa86420/
Mangwai86113/
Mangwea86111/
Mhanqwa86100/
Mangwau8627/
Mhongwa8620/
Mangwah8618/
Maangwa867/
Mang'wa866/
Mangwua865/
Meangwa864/
Mmangwa864/
Mangwaz864/
Mangway863/
Mangwad862/
Mhangwe861/
Mhangwo861/
Mhengwa861/
Mjangwa861/
Mahngwa861/
Mangwha861/
Mangwaa861/
Mangweha80171/
Mahangwe8046/
Maungwah8031/
Mangkwat8028/
Mahungwa8023/
M'Mangwa8021/
Masingwa808/
Meangwua808/
Mkhongwa807/
Mkhancwa805/
Mangwaha802/
Mangwach801/
Maningwa801/
Maungwai801/
Mahangwahay781/
Mangwe773,467/
Mangwi771,814/
Mangua771,605/
Mongwa77976/
Mangba77176/
Mankwa7766/
Mangwo7735/
Manqwa772/
Mamgwa771/
Machingwa7515/
Maseng'wa751/
Masengwea751/
Matemngwa751/
Maisengwa751/
Mhanengwe751/
Mahangwahaya7428/
Mangbau719,758/
Mongwai71411/
Maungwe71322/
Maingwe71262/
Mangbai71234/
Manguay71187/
Manngwe71140/
Maangwe71107/
Manguat7185/
Manningway7168/
Moongwa7160/
Mangbay7158/
Mhongwe7157/
Manguau7134/
Manguai7132/
Mmongwa7122/
Mangwei7122/
Mangwej7121/
Mangbea7121/
Manggua7120/
Mahngwe7115/
Moungwa715/
Mankwaa714/
Mgongwa713/
Maingua713/
Manguea713/
Mangwoh713/
Meangwe713/
Meangua712/
Manguha712/
Mmangwe712/
Manguad712/
Mankwah712/
Mangweh712/
Maangwi711/
Mancway711/
Manguas711/
Mangwer711/
Manguah711/
Meungwa711/
Maingba711/
Mangkwe711/
Maungba711/
Mangwii711/
Mangbaa711/
Manguoa711/
Mongwah711/
Mongwea711/
Monngwa711/
Mankwai711/
Mangwes711/
Mankgwe711/
Maangua711/
Mangweth6765/
Mahungwe6726/
Mahangue6717/
Mangguai6714/
Mangguat6711/
Masingwe6710/
Mahngbay677/
Meanguah677/
Manguait674/
Matengwe674/
Monengwa674/
Mankwaya672/
Masengwi671/
Masimgwa671/
Manguass671/
Mhongweh671/
Mounghwa671/
Mong'hwa671/
Masengua671/
Masengwo671/
Matingwi671/
Manqwash671/
Manggwei671/
Matinkwa671/
Manggwot671/
Matemgwa671/
Matenqwa671/
Meungkwa671/
Mangvhay671/
Manghwer671/

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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 Mhangwa
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