Mwang'a Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwang'a Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwang'a Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya551:839,63532,298
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwang'a (10) may also be a first name.

Mwang'a Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mwang'a Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mwang'a is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwang'a? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwang'a is the 2,580,327th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mwang'a live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used given name globally, held by 10 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 839,635. In Kenya Mwang'a is mostly found in: Kitui County, where 85 percent reside, Kwale County, where 7 percent reside and Makueni County, where 7 percent reside. Barring Kenya it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Mwang'a Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mwang'a last name is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwanga9244,733/
Mwaanga8612,468/
Mwaunga86181/
Mwangai86100/
Mwangay8669/
Mwangha8611/
Mwangea8611/
Mwainga866/
Mwangoa865/
Mwang'e865/
Mwangga864/
Mwangah864/
Mwangat862/
Mmwanga861/
Mbang'a861/
Mwangaj861/
Mwamnga861/
Mwasinga803,213/
Mwahunga80470/
Mwangaya80370/
Mwahanga80261/
Mwanguha8012/
Mwangoha808/
Muhang'a802/
Mwanggai801/
Mwaaanga801/
Mwangi77501,028/
Mwange7772,160/
Mbanga7720,599/
Mwango7715,063/
Muanga776,923/
Mwonga771,625/
Mvanga77740/
Mwangy774/
Mwamga771/
Mwaitenga75303/
Mwautenga759/
Mwaisenga755/
Mwasengaâ754/
Mwannenga751/
Mwausenga751/
Mwaisinga751/
M'Banga71396/
Mbangha71270/
Mwangye71227/
Mwangoi71213/
Mwangoo71176/
Mmbanga7173/
Muangap7168/
Mbangga7163/
Mwangoy7155/
Mbeanga7121/
Mmwange7121/
Mbaanga7114/
Muangah7110/
Mbainga719/
Mwangie717/
Mwangge716/
Muangat715/
Mwangiz714/
Mbhanga714/
Mwangos713/
Mwaange713/
Muangha713/
Mwaingi712/
Mbang'o712/
Mwaango712/
Mwongha712/
Mwanngi712/
Mwaangi712/
Mwangih712/
Mwainge712/
Mwaingo712/
Mwwangi711/
Hmuanga711/
Mwaamga711/
Mbangaa711/
Mbangai711/
Mbanhga711/
Mwachingah711/
Mwhangi711/
Mwangje711/
Mwamnge711/
Mmwangi711/
Mwangez711/
Mwangoh711/
Mwangui711/
Mwasengo67401/
Mwanguye6794/
Mwatinge6760/
Mwaningi6737/
Muanenga6734/
Mwasingi6710/
Mwasenge676/
M'Mbanga675/
Muhang'i675/
Mbahngah671/
Mwasengi671/
Mwanengi671/
Muanngoa671/
Mhuangha671/

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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 Mwang'a
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