Mngwabi Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mngwabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mngwabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1461:362,61426,759
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227

Mngwabi Last Name Facts

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

Mngwabi is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mngwabi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,290,735th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. The surname Mngwabi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mngwabi live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 362,614. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Singida Region, where 96 percent reside, Pwani Region, where 3 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Ngwabi931/
Mgwabi921,025/
Mngwabe8639/
Mngwebi8620/
Mncwabi866/
Mngwaba862/
Mnqwabi862/
Mngcwabe8015/
Mngcwaba805/
Mgwaba773,157/
Mkwabi77795/
Mgwabe7777/
Mqwabi771/
Mncwabe7115,931/
Mgcwaba71474/
Mncwaba7119/
Mgcwabe719/
Mgqwaba714/
Mmgwaba712/
Mg'wavi711/
Mgbabyi711/
Mnkwaba711/
Mnkwabe711/
Mnqwabe711/
Mmgwabe711/
Mcwabe6273/
Mgbobi6234/
Mgbabe625/
Mqwabe623/
Mkwaba623/
Mkwaby622/
Mkwabe621/
McWaby620/
Mmcwabe573/
Mncuabe572/
Mhcwabe572/
Mcwaiba572/
Mnguave571/
Mnkwebe571/
Mncwobe571/
Mncwebe571/
Mkwaiba571/

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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
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  • 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 Mngwabi
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