Muwangu Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Muwangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Muwangu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1981:373,12932,235
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Muwangu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muwangu is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muwangu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,181,191st most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 36,256,447 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muwangu are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 198 people, or 1 in 373,129. Barring The DR Congo this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muswangu931/
Mubangu861,060/
Muvangu8629/
Muwongu864/
Mowangu861/
Musuangu804/
Mubhangu803/
Muvhangu803/
Moubangou7517/
Mubongu714/
Miwoungou632/
Mouboungou594/
Mouvoungou591/
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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 Muwangu
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