Mwangama Surname
Approximately 1,187 people bear this surname
Mwangama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,044 | 1:50,710 | 5,639 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwangama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwangama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwangama has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwangama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 315,974th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,139,466 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwangama are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mwangama is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,044 people, or 1 in 50,710. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 65 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Mwangama is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 11 percent reside and Zambia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwang'ama | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mwanama | 93 | 32 | / |
| Mwagama | 93 | 18 | / |
| Mwangoma | 88 | 490 | / |
| Mbangama | 88 | 135 | / |
| Mwanamai | 88 | 131 | / |
| Mwangema | 88 | 84 | / |
| Mwanamay | 88 | 27 | / |
| Mwanaima | 88 | 10 | / |
| Mwaghama | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwanamas | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwangami | 88 | 1 | / |
| Muangama | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwang'oma | 82 | 21 | / |
| Mwangoima | 82 | 1 | / |
| Muangnama | 82 | 1 | / |
| Muanama | 80 | 171 | / |
| Mwatengahama | 80 | 11 | / |
| Mbagama | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwanoma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwagoma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaing'oma | 78 | 2 | / |
| Mwangome | 75 | 3,924 | / |
| Mwangomo | 75 | 2,691 | / |
| Mbongama | 75 | 1,053 | / |
| Muhagama | 75 | 472 | / |
| Mwanaumo | 75 | 309 | / |
| Mbangoma | 75 | 48 | / |
| Mbangame | 75 | 27 | / |
| Mwainoma | 75 | 13 | / |
| Mbangami | 75 | 3 | / |
| Muhanama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muanamay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muangoma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbangamy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwangomi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwanaimo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muanamma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbangamoh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mbaingami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbongamaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mvannamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbogama | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mbonama | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mbangamooh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwanomo | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Mwangama
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