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

The last name Migwa is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Migwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Migwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Migwa is the 2,808,717th most commonly held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Migwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Migwa are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 44 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Migwa is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 1,710,367. In Kenya Migwa is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 33 percent reside, Lamu County, where 15 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 19 percent reside and Indonesia, where 15 percent reside.

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
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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 Migwa
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