Mwangasa Surname
Approximately 879 people bear this surname
Mwangasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 852 | 1:62,138 | 6,650 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mwangasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwangasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwangasa is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwangasa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 400,040th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 8,290,723 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwangasa are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Mwangasa is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 852 people, or 1 in 62,138. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 51 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 12 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwangasha | 94 | 17 | / |
| Mwangautsa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mwangaza | 88 | 6,716 | / |
| Mwangasi | 88 | 161 | / |
| Mwangase | 88 | 159 | / |
| Mbangasa | 88 | 29 | / |
| Mwangesa | 88 | 21 | / |
| Muangasa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwangashi | 82 | 12 | / |
| Mwangasho | 82 | 9 | / |
| Mmwangaza | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwang'aza | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwangacha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwangaasi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwwangaza | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwangosi | 75 | 7,501 | / |
| Mbangaza | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mwangosy | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mbangasi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mbangase | 75 | 5 | / |
| Muangase | 75 | 2 | / |
| Muangesa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mvangasi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwangazo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muangaza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwangeza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwang'osi | 71 | 64 | / |
| Mwangesha | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mwangoshi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwangache | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mwangoshe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mbongasah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muangashi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muangashe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbeangosa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbhangase | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muangatshi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Muhangaazi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Muanggosai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbangassou | 67 | 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 Mwangasa
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