Moragwa Surname

286,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Moragwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moragwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,3341:34,6183,748
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Moragwa (1,602) may also be a first name.

Moragwa Last Name Facts

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

Moragwa is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Moragwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moragwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 286,143rd most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 5,426,319 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Moragwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 193,067th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 1,602 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 1,334 people, or 1 in 34,618. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 50 percent live, Nairobi County, where 15 percent live and Nakuru County, where 10 percent live. Excluding Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Moragwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maragwa86175/
Muragwa86120/
Morogwa865/
Moragua863/
Muraugwa8029/
Muiragwa801/
Morogwha801/
Morogwua801/
Mourangwe752/
Moraghvaj751/
Morekwa71252/
Maregwa71159/
Maragua71157/
Marakwa71107/
Morogwe7164/
Morakwi7136/
Muragua7121/
Morakwe7121/
Maragwi719/
Marogwa718/
Murakwa715/
Meragua714/
Maragwe712/
Morogwo711/
Morague711/
Moragbe711/
Marakwad6762/
Maraguat6722/
Morokgwe676/
Mouragui673/
Marancwa672/
Maraigua672/
Mourague672/
Muraikwa672/
Muragwee671/
Moyragui671/
Mmeregwa671/
Maraskwa671/
Muiragua671/
Morangue670/

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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 Moragwa
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