Muwango Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Namibia

Muwango Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muwango Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1201:441,18030,663
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Namibia351:68,8407,364
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724

Muwango Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muwango is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muwango? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,001,271st most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 28,578,611 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muwango live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Muwango is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 441,180. In Tanzania Muwango is most common in: Morogoro Region, where 63 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 33 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 3 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 24 percent are found and Namibia, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mushwango8819/
Muwanga8614,129/
Mubango862,414/
Muvango86523/
Muwongo86329/
Mowango86166/
Miwango868/
Muvhango802,565/
Muywanga801,177/
Muhwanga807/
Mujwanga806/
Moubango803/
Mubhango802/
Muuwanga801/
Muhvango801/
Musuango801/
Muwhanga801/
Muwaanga801/
Muweanga801/
Moubangou7517/
Muwahanga752/
Muhwang'a752/
Muvhangos751/
Muswhanga751/
Mubanga7185,031/
Muwonga71308/
Mowanga71232/
Mubongo71224/
Miwanga7191/
Muvanga7166/
Muvengo7124/
Muwamga713/
Mowongo712/
Mivango711/
Muvangá711/
Mubhongo67101/
Mubongho6713/
Mubaanga675/
Mivhango673/
Moubanga672/
Musuanga671/
Muibongo671/
Mujuanga671/
Mubang'a671/
Musvongo671/
Musvanga671/
Muwhenga671/
Muvhanga671/
Mubhanga671/

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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 Muwango
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis