Mkwanga Surname
Approximately 259 people bear this surname
Mkwanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 257 | 1:205,998 | 17,478 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mkwanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkwanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mkwanga occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkwanga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 990,978th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. The surname Mkwanga is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwanga live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mkwanga is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 257 people, or 1 in 205,998. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Lindi Region, where 46 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 37 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 12 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and Zambia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkcwanga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mkhwanga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mkwana | 92 | 268 | / |
| Mkwaga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mkwango | 86 | 285 | / |
| Mgwanga | 86 | 17 | / |
| Mcwanga | 86 | 17 | / |
| Mqwanga | 86 | 9 | / |
| Mkwanaz | 86 | 9 | / |
| Mkgwana | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mkwagoa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mckwana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mkwangi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mncwanga | 80 | 631 | / |
| Mngwanga | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mnkwango | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mqukwana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mgwang'a | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mgwangoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mgwana | 77 | 16 | / |
| Mqwaga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mkuaga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mkwago | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mngcwanga | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mcwaninga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mgbanga | 71 | 49 | / |
| Mkuonga | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mgwange | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mncwana | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mnqwana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mncwaga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mqwangi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgqwana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgwangi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgwango | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mngwaga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mcwangi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mncwangi | 67 | 429 | / |
| Mngwango | 67 | 185 | / |
| Mquqwana | 67 | 129 | / |
| Mncwange | 67 | 71 | / |
| Mngwangi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mgcwango | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mhcwango | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mngwange | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mquhwana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgqwangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mingwana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mqugwana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mnqwango | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmcwango | 67 | 1 | / |
| McWhanna | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mkwanga
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis