Mwangia Surname
Approximately 1,337 people bear this surname
Mwangia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,293 | 1:40,945 | 4,682 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwangia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwangia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwangia is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwangia? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 287,196th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 5,450,670 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwangia live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,293 people, or 1 in 40,945. In Tanzania Mwangia is primarily found in: Pwani Region, where 51 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 37 percent reside and Singida Region, where 9 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwanzia | 86 | 38,388 | / |
| Mwangio | 86 | 23 | / |
| Mwangea | 86 | 11 | / |
| Mbangia | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mwansia | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mwongia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbanggia | 80 | 3 | / |
| Muhangia | 80 | 2 | / |
| M'Vangia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwanza | 77 | 201,747 | / |
| Mwansa | 77 | 77,730 | / |
| Mwanja | 77 | 15,686 | / |
| Mwanca | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwansha | 71 | 500 | / |
| Mwaanza | 71 | 461 | / |
| Mwandja | 71 | 383 | / |
| Mwanzau | 71 | 353 | / |
| Mwancha | 71 | 313 | / |
| Mbangea | 71 | 68 | / |
| Mwanzay | 71 | 34 | / |
| Mwanzaz | 71 | 27 | / |
| Mbongia | 71 | 27 | / |
| Mwanjja | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mwanzaa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mwansoi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwanjaâ | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwanjea | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwanjah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwainsa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwanzio | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mwaansa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mwansah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mwanjau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mwaanja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muansia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwainza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwanzoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwanzai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwanzei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwanzza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mmwanza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwahanja | 67 | 92 | / |
| Mwatenza | 67 | 55 | / |
| Mwandjai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwasinja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhongia | 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 Mwangia
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