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 occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwagu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 350,471st most frequently held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,000,524 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwagu live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwagu is also the 3,306,491st most widely held given name world-wide. It is borne by 12 people.
The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 996 people, or 1 in 53,154. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Ruvuma Region, where 46 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 30 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 9 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis