Mlahagwa Surname
Approximately 1,519 people bear this surname
Mlahagwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,518 | 1:34,876 | 4,068 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mlahagwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mlahagwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mlahagwa is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mlahagwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mlahagwa is the 258,906th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,797,594 people. The surname Mlahagwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlahagwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,518 people, or 1 in 34,876. In Tanzania Mlahagwa is most common in: Morogoro Region, where 52 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 32 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Mlahagwa
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