Mwagowa Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwagowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwagowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania981:540,22134,788
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mwagowa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwagowa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwagowa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,860,621st most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwagowa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 540,221. In Tanzania Mwagowa is most common in: Dodoma Region, where 87 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 4 percent reside and Singida Region, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwagawa8619/
Mwegowa865/
Mwakhowa804/
Mwangawa803/
Mwangova801/
Mwag732/
Mwagaba715/
Mwuag671/
Mbougowa671/
Mwags671/

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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 Mwagowa
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