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
The last name Mtogwa is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtogwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 338,216th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 6,698,112 people. The last name Mtogwa is mostly found 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. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held forename in the world It is held by 17 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,050 people, or 1 in 50,421. In Tanzania Mtogwa is most prevalent in: Shinyanga Region, where 30 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 22 percent reside and Simiyu Region, where 21 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Mtogwa is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.
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