Mrangu Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mrangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mrangu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3101:170,77914,990
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mrangu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mrangu is most common in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mrangu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 870,423rd most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 23,432,624 people. Mrangu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mrangu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 310 people, or 1 in 170,779. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 60 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 31 percent live and Arusha Region, where 3 percent live. Other than Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mrang'u92351/
Mrrangu921/
Mranu915/
Mragu914/
Mraghu834/
Mrhanu831/
Mraigou776/
Mrhengu771/
M'Raighou671/
Mromnou621/
Mroimgou571/
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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 Mrangu
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