Mwagao Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwagao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwagao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1491:355,31326,378
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwagao (114) may also be a first name.

Mwagao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwagao has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwagao? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwagao is the 1,409,418th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwagao are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 877,214th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 114 people.

Mwagao is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 149 people, or 1 in 355,313. In Tanzania Mwagao is primarily found in: Mwanza Region, where 49 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 43 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 6 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Mwagao Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwagoa836/
Mwangoa775/
Mbagaho771/
Mbaigao771/
Mwangoha718/
Mbogao671/
Mbagouo622/
Mbagaaya571/
Mbaghouo571/
Muanngoa571/
Mwegoa501/

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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 Mwagao
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