Muhanga Surname

233,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Muhanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muhanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5341:99,1429,787
DR Congo3691:200,21619,970
Zambia3681:43,0704,199
Kenya2981:154,96612,283
Uganda1401:278,85219,916
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Muhanga (60) may also be a first name.

Muhanga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muhanga is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhanga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muhanga is the 233,723rd most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,224,664 people. Muhanga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muhanga are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most common first name globally, borne by 60 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 534 people, or 1 in 99,142. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 35 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 31 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 17 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Muhanga occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and Zambia, where 21 percent reside.

Muhanga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Muhanga last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muehanga933/
Muhang'a932/
Muuhanga931/
M'Muhanga881/
Mouanga8614,675/
Muhango862,487/
Muhonga86621/
Mihanga8631/
Mueanga861/
Muuanga861/
Mueangha8066/
Mueangai8040/
Mouangha802/
Mouhango801/
Muhaango801/
Mouannga801/
Mujianga801/
Mujhango801/
Mauhongga7513/
Mouangath754/
Mouhangou752/
Mouangoha751/
Mouatinga751/
Mueanghai751/
Muhongo7152,023/
Muyonga713,310/
Mihango71253/
Mujonga71119/
Mihonga7134/
Mouango7126/
Mauango719/
Muionga714/
Muhóngo711/
Muhamgo711/
Mouangou671,278/
Mihang'o677/
Mujionga674/
Mooangga673/
Muhoongo672/
Mmuyonga671/
Muyongah671/
Mouangop671/
Muhonngo671/

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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 Muhanga
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