Mwagongo Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwagongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwagongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1131:408,67222,682
Tanzania641:827,21343,161

Mwagongo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwagongo occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwagongo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,286,243rd most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwagongo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mwagongo is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 408,672. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kilifi County, where 94 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 4 percent are found and Kwale County, where 1 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 36 percent are found.

Mwagongo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mwagongo surname is chiefly Christian (67%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaingongo894/
Mwang'ongo891/
Mwagonga88146/
Mwang'ong'o841/
Muangongo82125/
Mwangonga826/
Mwang'onga781/
Mwang'ango781/
Mwagunga7598/
Mwegango7561/
Mbogongo752/
Mwaigunga714/
Mwaugunga711/
Mwaughanga671/
Mwangunga59356/
Mwang'anga56378/
Mbagahanga56111/

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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 Mwagongo
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