Muganwa Surname

92,144th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Muganwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muganwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda2,7911:4,0721,005
DR Congo1,9221:38,4394,751
Uganda2991:130,56612,054
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Burundi251:392,194499
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
England131:4,286,005132,302
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693

Muganwa (320) may also be a first name.

Muganwa Last Name Facts

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

Muganwa is more commonly found in Rwanda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muganwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muganwa is the 92,144th most widely held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,404,693 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muganwa reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 490,671st most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 320 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Rwanda, where it is borne by 2,791 people, or 1 in 4,072. Aside from Rwanda this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 37 percent reside and Uganda, where 6 percent reside.

Muganwa Last Name Statistics demography

Muganwa earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 8.67% less than the national average, earning R 217,032 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mugannwa931/
Muganhwa931/
Muganua86193/
Mugamwa8623/
Moganwa8612/
Muganwe861/
Muganba861/
Mugonwa861/
Munganua804/
Muuganua801/
Mughanva801/
Mugamba712,480/
Moganwe7135/
Muganve717/
Muganbe712/
Muganbi711/
Mugomwa711/
Mughamba6745/
Mugaamba672/
Mugaambe671/
Mugaumba671/
Mounganui631/
Mugambi5748,351/
Mugomba573,662/
Mugambe573,254/
Mugambo57120/
Mogonwe578/
Mugamby571/
Mugonba571/
Moganui571/
Mughambi537/
Mmugambi532/
Mug'omba532/
Mugambhi531/
Muugambi531/
Mmugomba531/
Mughomba531/
M'Mugomba5034/
M'Mugambi5011/

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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
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  • 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 Muganwa
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