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
Mwangama occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwangama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwangama is the 315,974th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 6,139,466 people. Mwangama 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 frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,044 people, or 1 in 50,710. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 65 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 8 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 11 percent live and Zambia, where 0 percent live.
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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