Mwagwe Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Mwagwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mwagwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwagwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwagwe occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwagwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwagwe live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Apart from The DR Congo this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 17 percent live and Uganda, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaigwe | 92 | 8 | / |
| Mwagw | 91 | 3 | / |
| Mwaangwe | 86 | 56 | / |
| Mwaingwe | 86 | 10 | / |
| Mwangwey | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwakwe | 83 | 96 | / |
| Mwegwe | 83 | 21 | / |
| Mwagwi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mwagwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mwaakwe | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mwangue | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mwangwi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwaigwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbahgwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbagwue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwankwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbaagwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muangwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwangwai | 71 | 157 | / |
| Mwagwaya | 71 | 98 | / |
| Muangkwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Muhaigwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwagwaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwakwa | 67 | 1,257 | / |
| Mbague | 67 | 203 | / |
| Mbagbe | 67 | 48 | / |
| Muagbe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mbagwi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mbogwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mwekwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwagui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvague | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwagua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbacwe | 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 Mwagwe
- 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