Muwanga Surname

37,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Muwanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muwanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda12,6391:3,089530
Malawi4711:36,3465,352
Kenya3691:125,14910,392
DR Congo2461:300,32327,390
England1191:468,21930,572
Tanzania851:622,84338,112
Zimbabwe691:223,74325,019
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Sweden201:492,33835,486
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Norway71:734,61250,907
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France21:33,211,361423,184
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Muwanga (176) may also be a first name.

Muwanga Last Name Facts

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

Muwanga is most common in Uganda. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muwanga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 37,275th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 515,786 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Muwanga reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 687,834th most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 176 people.

Muwanga is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 12,639 people, or 1 in 3,089. In Uganda Muwanga is most frequent in: Wakiso District, where 22 percent live, Kampala District, where 13 percent live and Mukono District, where 7 percent live. Aside from Uganda this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 3 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.

Muwanga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Muwanga surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Muwanga surname are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Muwanga earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.1% less than the national average, earning 290,361 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 56.05% less than the national average, earning R 104,436 per year; in United States they earn 7.71% more than the national average, earning $46,475 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.51% less than the national average, earning $41,480 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muywanga931,177/
Muhwanga937/
Mujwanga936/
Muweanga931/
Muwaanga931/
Muuwanga931/
Muwhanga931/
Muwahanga882/
Muhwang'a882/
Muswhanga881/
Mubanga8685,031/
Muwonga86308/
Muwango86255/
Mowanga86232/
Muwangi86179/
Miwanga8691/
Muvanga8666/
Muwange8616/
Muwamga863/
Mubaanga805/
Moubanga802/
Muswangi801/
Musuanga801/
Mujuanga801/
Mubang'a801/
Musvanga801/
Muwhenga801/
Muvhanga801/
Mubhanga801/
Moowangga7557/
Mushwango7519/
Mouwangui752/
Mauvhanga751/
Muvangaya751/
Mueuhanga751/
Muchwangi751/
Muwonge7129,089/
Mubango712,414/
Mowangi711,060/
Muvango71523/
Muwongo71329/
Mubangi71307/
Mowango71166/
Mubange71128/
Muvangi7172/
Mubonga7165/
Mowange7134/
Mowonga7112/
Miwango718/
Muvonga716/
Muvenga713/
Muwongi713/
Mivanga711/
Muvangá711/
Muvange711/
Muvhango672,565/
Mubangie6727/
Mubhangi6716/
Muwoonge6716/
Muvhonga6710/
Muvangui674/
Muwongye673/
Muvhangi673/
Moubango673/
Muuwonge672/
Mubhango672/
Muwwonge671/
Muwonnge671/
Mmuwonge671/
Musuango671/
Muhvango671/
Muvhange671/

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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 Muwanga
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