Migwa Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Migwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Migwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya271:1,710,36735,924
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Migwa (12) may also be a first name.

Migwa Last Name Facts

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

Migwa is most common in Kenya. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Migwa? popularity and diffusion

Migwa is the 2,808,717th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Migwa live; 79 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Migwa is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 1,710,367. In Kenya it is most common in: Kisii County, where 33 percent are found, Lamu County, where 15 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 15 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 19 percent are found and Indonesia, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maigwa91982/
Muigwa9116/
Mmigwa916/
Mijgwa911/
Migwaj911/
Migwaya835/
Migwi807,831/
Mugwa801,575/
Megwa80470/
Mikwa80445/
Migwe8037/
Migua8027/
Migba807/
Micwa801/
Migwo801/
Maigua736,851/
Moigua735,270/
Mmegwa73485/
Megwai73168/
Muigua73167/
Meghwa73166/
Mekgwa7344/
Maigwi7331/
Maikwa7318/
Muggwa7316/
Megwah7315/
Mizcwa7310/
Maigwe737/
Mugwai735/
Mhigwe734/
Mugwah734/
Miguad733/
Mgigwe732/
Muigwe732/
Miguea732/
Miegwe732/
Muikwa732/
Mgicwa731/
Migbay731/
Maigwo731/
Mgikwa731/
Migwih731/
Mgekwa731/
Maiqwa731/
Mugqwa731/
Moikwa731/
Meagwa731/
Mmugwa731/
Meugwa731/
Muugwa731/
Meigua731/
Migbha731/
Megwad731/
Mughwai67122/
Maikwai6774/
Maigbay6729/
Moiguah6715/
Mughway679/
Maiguas678/
Maiguad673/
Maikwad672/
Mgegcwa672/
Mugwaha671/
Maikway671/
Maigvat671/
Maikwau671/
M'Mikwa671/
Mhiekwa671/
Mmaikwa671/
Mmegwaa671/
Maiguay671/
Maiguea671/
Migueau671/
Mikwaha671/
Mikwaja671/
Maiguah671/

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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 Migwa
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