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
Mugwanja is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mugwanja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mugwanja is the 694,796th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 17,147,167 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mugwanja live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 414 people, or 1 in 111,546. In Kenya Mugwanja is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 54 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 20 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs 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 bearing the Mugwanja last name is chiefly 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
- 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