Mwagu Surname
Approximately 1,041 people bear this surname
Mwagu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 996 | 1:53,154 | 5,853 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mwagu (12) may also be a first name.
Mwagu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwagu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwagu is most common in Tanzania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwagu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 350,471st most commonly used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,000,524 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwagu live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 996 people, or 1 in 53,154. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Ruvuma Region, where 46 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 30 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 9 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaghu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mwaghui | 83 | 140 | / |
| Mwaangu | 83 | 39 | / |
| Mwanghu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mwaingu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mwang'u | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwan'gu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbagu | 80 | 697 | / |
| Muagu | 80 | 29 | / |
| Mwogu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Muangu | 73 | 3,161 | / |
| Mbagou | 73 | 456 | / |
| Mvangu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mbagau | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mbaguu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mbaugu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mbaagu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hmbagu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbeagu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwokgu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbaggu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muaggu | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Bagou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muangou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mvangou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbaghou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaugou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaigou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwagu
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