Mwalugaja Surname

555,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwalugaja Surname User-submission:

The Mwalugaja surname is the chief's name of the Isange village in Mwakareri Mbeya, Tanzania. It is a Nyakyusa name, meaning 'authority'.

Mwalugaja Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5691:93,0439,294
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mwalugaja Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mwalugaja surname is the chief's name of the Isange village in Mwakareri Mbeya, Tanzania. It is a Nyakyusa name, meaning 'authority'.

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Mwalugaja Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mwalugaja Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mwalugaja occurs most in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwalugaja? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwalugaja is the 555,669th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,718,230 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwalugaja reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Mwalugaja is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 569 people, or 1 in 93,043. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 61 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 31 percent live and Iringa Region, where 6 percent live. Barring Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and China, where 0 percent live.

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