Mwangila Surname

325,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwangila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwangila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9431:56,1426,117
Kenya1581:292,27818,763
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514

Mwangila Last Name Facts

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

Mwangila is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwangila? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 325,707th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,381,389 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwangila reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 943 people, or 1 in 56,142. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 48 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 15 percent reside and Singida Region, where 12 percent reside. Not including Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 14 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Mwangila Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Mwangila
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