Muyangwe Surname

497,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Muyangwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muyangwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3211:49,3774,673
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Muyangwe (11) may also be a first name.

Muyangwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muyangwe is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Muyangwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muyangwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muyangwe is the 497,277th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 10,991,774 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muyangwe reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 11 people.

This surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 321 people, or 1 in 49,377. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Central Province, where 50 percent reside, Southern Province, where 41 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 9 percent reside. Other than Zambia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 43 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mauyangwe9419/
Muyangwa883,479/
Miyangwe8840/
Muyengwe8810/
Mujangwe889/
Muyongwe888/
Mayangwe886/
Muyangue881/
Maungwe80322/
Maingwe80262/
Muengwe8021/
Moungwe8012/
Meangwe803/
Muyengwa752,378/
Majongwe75578/
Mayangwa75167/
Mayungwe75154/
Muyongwa7582/
Mayongwe7580/
Moyangwa7562/
Meyangue7535/
Majengwe7534/
Mahungwe7526/
Mayangue7525/
Mujangwa7522/
Mayingwe7518/
Muyingwa7514/
Majangwe7510/
Majungwe755/
Mayangbe753/
Muyengue752/
Miyangwa751/
Miyangue751/
Moyongwe751/
Meyangwa751/
Maiangwe751/
Mhiyangwa7144/
Mouyengue7113/
Mahwengwe716/
Moyangbei711/
Mayanngwa711/
Maisingwe711/
Majongwee711/
Maungue676,184/
Maungwa67536/
Maingwa67420/
Maingue67199/
Majangw67149/
Moungue6790/
Maingbe6721/
Moungwa675/
Meangwa674/
Muengue672/
Meungue672/
Muingwa672/
Myengue671/
Meangue671/
Maumgwe671/

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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 Muyangwe
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