Mtogwa Surname
Approximately 1,088 people bear this surname
Mtogwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,050 | 1:50,421 | 5,602 |
| Zimbabwe | 38 | 1:406,269 | 36,425 |
Mtogwa (17) may also be a first name.
Mtogwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtogwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mtogwa is most common in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mtogwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtogwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 338,216th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 6,698,112 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtogwa are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mtogwa is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held given name at a global level, borne by 17 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,050 people, or 1 in 50,421. In Tanzania Mtogwa is most common in: Shinyanga Region, where 30 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 22 percent live and Simiyu Region, where 21 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mthogwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mtagwa | 83 | 591 | / |
| Mtegwa | 83 | 532 | / |
| Mtokwa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mtugwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mtongwe | 77 | 219 | / |
| Mthokwa | 77 | 41 | / |
| Mtaugwa | 77 | 22 | / |
| Mhtungwa | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mtung'wa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mmtungwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mtheghwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtukwa | 67 | 332 | / |
| Mtakwa | 67 | 171 | / |
| Mtekwa | 67 | 76 | / |
| Mtagwi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mtokwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mtugwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtougui | 62 | 307 | / |
| Mthukwa | 62 | 55 | / |
| Mthuqwa | 62 | 11 | / |
| Mtungwo | 62 | 3 | / |
| Mtunqwa | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mtunkwa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mtangwe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mtungua | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mtouggui | 57 | 9 | / |
| Mmtunqwa | 57 | 3 | / |
| M'Tougui | 57 | 3 | / |
| Mttougui | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mtunngwe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mtukwe | 50 | 142 | / |
| Mtakwe | 50 | 3 | / |
| Mtakwi | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Mtogwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis