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.

DNA test information

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

Mwagao (114) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwagao Demographics

Mwagao Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwagao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwagao has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwagao? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,409,418th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwagao live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwagao is also the 877,214th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 114 people.

This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried 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. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs 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 holding the surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

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
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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