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 occurs most in Tanzania. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwakajinga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 137,588th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,238,190 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakajinga live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mwakajinga is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,238 people, or 1 in 16,350. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 51 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent are found and Songwe Region, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 1 percent are found.
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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