Milingwa Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Milingwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Milingwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1631:324,79524,514
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Milingwa (165) may also be a first name.

Milingwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Milingwa is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Milingwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Milingwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Milingwa is the 1,353,468th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. Milingwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Milingwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 712,876th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 165 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 324,795. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Simiyu Region, where 99 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moilingwa941/
Mailingwa941/
Mgilingwa941/
Mulingwa88453/
Melingwa882/
Mailingwe823/
Mulingwah821/
Mullingwa821/
Mlengwa80272/
Mulengwa75636/
Milingui75205/
Milengwe7521/
Milingue751/
Melengwa751/
Mulingua751/
Milengbah711/
Mailingue711/
Milyongwe711/
Mlengwe67131/
Melingui638,559/
Melingue6320/
Milengue635/
Mulenkwa632/
Mélingue631/
Melengwe631/
Mulengua631/
Mlengue535/
Melengue50339/
Melinqui501/
Mulenkua501/

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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 Milingwa
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