Mwangaya Surname
Approximately 370 people bear this surname
Mwangaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 369 | 1:143,473 | 13,134 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Mwangaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwangaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwangaya occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwangaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 769,129th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 19,696,070 people. Mwangaya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwangaya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 369 people, or 1 in 143,473. In Tanzania Mwangaya is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 59 percent are found, Pwani Region, where 38 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Mwangaya occurs in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Mwangaya
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