Mugwanyu Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Mugwanyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mugwanyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mugwanyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mugwanyu occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mugwanyu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugwanyu are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 1,029,216. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 60 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 40 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe it occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Mugwanyu
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