Mwakajinga Surname
Approximately 3,256 people bear this surname
Mwakajinga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,238 | 1:16,350 | 2,115 |
| Zambia | 18 | 1:880,551 | 28,935 |
Mwakajinga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwakajinga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwakajinga is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwakajinga? popularity and diffusion
Mwakajinga is the 137,588th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,238,190 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakajinga live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,238 people, or 1 in 16,350. In Tanzania Mwakajinga is most frequent in: Mbeya Region, where 51 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent reside and Songwe Region, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwakainga | 95 | 9 | / |
| Mwakajonga | 90 | 705 | / |
| Mwakayinga | 90 | 261 | / |
| Mwakasinga | 90 | 147 | / |
| Mwakajenga | 90 | 3 | / |
| Mwakijinga | 90 | 2 | / |
| Mwakazinga | 90 | 1 | / |
| Mwakaiga | 89 | 5 | / |
| Mwakaina | 89 | 4 | / |
| Mwakachinga | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mwakajana | 84 | 11 | / |
| Mwakayonga | 80 | 749 | / |
| Mwakasenga | 80 | 207 | / |
| Mwakajange | 80 | 124 | / |
| Mwakujonga | 80 | 68 | / |
| Mwakayanga | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mwakajenge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwakijana | 74 | 2 | / |
| Muakujina | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mwakayana | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mbakajana | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mwakyioga | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mwakiyongo | 70 | 183 | / |
| Mwakijongo | 70 | 105 | / |
| Mwakasengo | 70 | 53 | / |
| Mwakayenge | 70 | 41 | / |
| Mwakajogoo | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mwakyega | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwakayogo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbaakauga | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mwachiyana | 60 | 2 | / |
| Muakayenge | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mbok'iyenga | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbakaugou | 53 | 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 Mwakajinga
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