Mwangano Surname
Approximately 125 people bear this surname
Mwangano Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 69 | 1:669,274 | 29,584 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mwangano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwangano Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwangano is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwangano? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,612,213th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwangano reside; 55 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mwangano is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 669,274. In Kenya Mwangano is most prevalent in: Taita Taveta County, where 99 percent are found and Kwale County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 44 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwang'ango | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mwangana | 88 | 309 | / |
| Mwangono | 88 | 182 | / |
| Mwang'ana | 82 | 157 | / |
| Mwang'anga | 78 | 378 | / |
| Mwaingongo | 78 | 4 | / |
| Mwang'ongo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mbangana | 75 | 2,800 | / |
| Muangana | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwangona | 75 | 3 | / |
| Muangono | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muangongo | 71 | 125 | / |
| Mwangonga | 71 | 6 | / |
| Muhangana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muhongano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muanganga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbayngana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbonganou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwang'onga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbangona | 63 | 48 | / |
| Mbangounna | 56 | 4 | / |
| Mboungounou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbongona | 50 | 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 Mwangano
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