Mogwa Surname
Approximately 667 people bear this surname
Mogwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 497 | 1:106,522 | 10,353 |
| DR Congo | 164 | 1:450,485 | 36,956 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Mogwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mogwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mogwa is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mogwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 495,028th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 10,925,856 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mogwa reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 497 people, or 1 in 106,522. In Tanzania Mogwa is primarily found in: Morogoro Region, where 68 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 30 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 1 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 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 Mogwa
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