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.

DNA test information

Mwangao Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4131:111,8169,530
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwangao Demographics

Mwangao Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 8 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwangao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwangao is most common in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwangao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 707,442nd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 17,560,352 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwangao are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 413 people, or 1 in 111,816. In Kenya Mwangao is mostly found in: Mombasa County, where 59 percent reside, Kwale County, where 40 percent reside and Taita Taveta County, where 1 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Mwangao Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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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