Mwageni Surname

83,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,763 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwageni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwageni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5,7551:9,1991,201
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Mwageni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwageni occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mwageni.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwageni? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwageni is the 83,907th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,264,540 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwageni live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mwageni is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5,755 people, or 1 in 9,199. In Tanzania it is most common in: Njombe Region, where 33 percent reside, Ruvuma Region, where 22 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 11 percent reside. Barring Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwazeni86171/
Mwagani864/
Mwogeni863/
Mwajeni862/
Mwaiseni8056/
Mwaigani804/
Mwauseni801/
Mbagenyi801/
Mbagheni801/
Muhageni801/
Mwaigonyi751/
Mwangingi751/
Muhangeni751/
Mwasene71451/
Mwagane7164/
Mwaighonyi713/
Mwasini711/
Mvaseni711/
Muagani711/
Mwagina711/
Mwachena6737/
Mwachene6721/
Muhagani671/
Mwongini671/
Mwazinge671/
Mwasiene671/
Muacheni671/
Muazzeni671/
Muaganyi671/

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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 Mwageni
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