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 last name Mogwa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. 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 prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 10,925,856 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mogwa reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 497 people, or 1 in 106,522. In Tanzania it is most common in: Morogoro Region, where 68 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 30 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
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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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