Mwangao Surname

707,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwangao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwangao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4131:111,8169,530
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Mwangao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwangao is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwangao? popularity and diffusion

Mwangao is the 707,442nd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 17,560,352 people. The last name Mwangao is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwangao reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 413 people, or 1 in 111,816. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Mombasa County, where 59 percent live, Kwale County, where 40 percent live and Taita Taveta County, where 1 percent live. Outside of Kenya it is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Mwangao Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwangoa865/
Mwangoha808/
Mbangoa711/
Mbangouo6710/
Muangoad6710/
Mbangoua672/
Muanngoa671/
Mbongoa5744/
Mbongo'o53231/
Mbongoua531/
Mvongouo531/

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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 Mwangao
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