Mjengwa Surname
Approximately 1,323 people bear this surname
Mjengwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,318 | 1:40,168 | 4,599 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mjengwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mjengwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mjengwa is found most in Tanzania. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mjengwa? popularity and diffusion
Mjengwa is the 289,639th most numerous last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 5,508,349 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mjengwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,318 people, or 1 in 40,168. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 56 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent live and Njombe Region, where 8 percent live. Barring Tanzania Mjengwa exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Msengwa | 86 | 368 | / |
| Myengwa | 86 | 105 | / |
| Mjingwa | 86 | 25 | / |
| Mzengwa | 86 | 17 | / |
| Miengwa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mgengwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mxengwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mchengwa | 80 | 146 | / |
| Mgengqwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| M'Zengwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Msheng'wa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Msingwa | 71 | 1,805 | / |
| Mzingwa | 71 | 405 | / |
| Myingwa | 71 | 69 | / |
| Mienkwa | 71 | 42 | / |
| Miengba | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mgengwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mgingwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgenqwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mxingwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mdzingwa | 67 | 212 | / |
| Mshingwa | 67 | 100 | / |
| Mching'wa | 63 | 74 | / |
| Muiyengwo | 63 | 5 | / |
| Mejiengoue | 59 | 1 | / |
| Majiengoue | 59 | 1 | / |
| Miengue | 57 | 118 | / |
| Myengui | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mxhnqwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mginqwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Myengue | 57 | 1 | / |
| Miengui | 57 | 1 | / |
| Miengoue | 53 | 2 | / |
| Mshincwa | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Mjengwa
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