Mkugwa Surname

711,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkugwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mkugwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4111:128,81212,091
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Mkugwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkugwa is found most in Tanzania. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Mkugwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkugwa? popularity and diffusion

Mkugwa is the 711,133rd most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 17,688,218 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkugwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 411 people, or 1 in 128,812. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Tabora Region, where 53 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 23 percent live and Pwani Region, where 23 percent live. Other than Tanzania Mkugwa exists in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkukwa832/
Mkungwi775/
Mkhucwa771/
Mgcugcwa711/
Mqikwa67340/
Mkokwa67202/
Mkukwe6760/
Mkogwe671/
Mkiqwa671/
Mqokwa671/
McUcwa671/
Mgqogqwa578/
McKaugue572/
Mqocwa5065/
Mqicwa501/
Mcocwa501/
Mkokwe501/
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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 Mkugwa
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