Mugwanja Surname
Approximately 425 people bear this surname
Mugwanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 414 | 1:111,546 | 9,517 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mugwanja Demographics
Mugwanja Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mugwanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mugwanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mugwanja is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mugwanja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 694,796th most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 17,147,167 people. Mugwanja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mugwanja are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mugwanja is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 414 people, or 1 in 111,546. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 54 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 20 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Mugwanja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mungwanja | 94 | 2 | / |
| Mugwaneija | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mugwanya | 88 | 4,267 | / |
| Mukwanja | 88 | 151 | / |
| Mugwanza | 88 | 35 | / |
| Mogwanja | 88 | 4 | / |
| Mugwaanya | 82 | 25 | / |
| Mungwanya | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mungwansa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mukwandja | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mugwanyaa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mugwannya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mungwanzay | 78 | 34 | / |
| Mukwanya | 75 | 722 | / |
| Mugwanyo | 75 | 107 | / |
| Mukwania | 75 | 96 | / |
| Mukwanza | 75 | 48 | / |
| Mukwanje | 75 | 36 | / |
| Mukwenja | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mugwenjo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mukwanji | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mogwanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muguanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mugwange | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mugwanhi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mukwanha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muguanza | 75 | 0 | / |
| Mungwange | 71 | 1 | / |
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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 Mugwanja
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