Mwaigaga Surname
Approximately 2,260 people bear this surname
Mwaigaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,259 | 1:23,436 | 2,888 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mwaigaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwaigaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwaigaga is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwaigaga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 187,199th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,224,578 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwaigaga live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,259 people, or 1 in 23,436. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 51 percent are found, Songwe Region, where 47 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaigagaâ | 94 | 4 | / |
| Mwagaga | 93 | 6 | / |
| Mwaigoga | 88 | 125 | / |
| Mwiganga | 88 | 14 | / |
| Mwagagah | 88 | 9 | / |
| Mwaigange | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwigagi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mwagago | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwigage | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbagaga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwagange | 75 | 461 | / |
| Mwagangi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mwangagi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mwaigogo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwangaghe | 71 | 190 | / |
| Muanganga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwagogo | 67 | 434 | / |
| Mwaighogha | 67 | 340 | / |
| Mwagoga | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mwaighogho | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwaingongo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwang'ango | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwangoge | 63 | 533 | / |
| Mwangogo | 63 | 87 | / |
| Mwegango | 63 | 61 | / |
| Mwigongo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mwegange | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mwangoga | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muayanganga | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mwaghogho | 59 | 382 | / |
| Mwangonga | 59 | 6 | / |
| Mvangangi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mwang'oge | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mwang'anga | 56 | 378 | / |
| Muhangangi | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mwang'ongo | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mwang'onga | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mwang'ong'o | 53 | 1 | / |
| Muahangange | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mwegonge | 50 | 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 Mwaigaga
- 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