Mhangwa Surname
Approximately 4,704 people bear this surname
Mhangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,271 | 1:12,396 | 1,612 |
| Zimbabwe | 430 | 1:35,903 | 5,546 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
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.
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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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