Mwabange Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Mwabange Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwabange Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mwabange Last Name Facts

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

Mwabange is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwabange? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Mwabange occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Mwabange reside; 48 percent reside in East Africa and 48 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Mwabange is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,812,874. In Tanzania Mwabange is most common in: Mbeya Region, where 82 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 35 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwabanga88378/
Mwabangi881/
Mwaibanje821,100/
Mwabonje751,311/
Mvavange751/
Mwabansa751/
Mwabanza751/
Mbabanzi6344/
Mbobangi631/
Mbavangi631/
Muhobanga594/
Mwabonsoi591/
Mwampongi591/
Mwampanshi561/
Muhobang'a561/

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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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  • 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 Mwabange
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