Mwangati Surname

733,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwangati Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwangati Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3671:144,25513,193
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mwangati (45) may also be a first name.

Mwangati Last Name Facts

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

Mwangati is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Mwangati click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwangati? popularity and diffusion

It is the 733,258th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 18,449,483 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwangati live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwangati is also the 1,504,468th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 45 people.

It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 367 people, or 1 in 144,255. In Tanzania Mwangati is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 56 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 41 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwangata882,586/
Mbangati8810/
Mwangate884/
Mwangatha825/
Mbangathi823/
Mwangaita821/
Mwangota75423/
Muangata7549/
Mbangate751/
Muhangate712/
Mbangateh712/
Muangaite711/
Mbongatti711/
Mwang'ota711/
Mbongate6375/
Mbangote6321/
Muangauttha631/
Mbongoti631/
Mbongote5048/

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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 Mwangati
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis