Mwangili Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwangili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwangili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2111:250,90820,278
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431

Mwangili Last Name Facts

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

Mwangili is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwangili? popularity and diffusion

Mwangili is the 1,115,011th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwangili are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mwangili is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 211 people, or 1 in 250,908. In Tanzania Mwangili is most prevalent in: Manyara Region, where 40 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 39 percent live and Iringa Region, where 15 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwangila881,142/
Mwangile88254/
Mwansili8813/
Mwanzili881/
Mwanguli881/
Mbangili881/
Mwanjili881/
Mwangeli881/
Mwangaile82158/
Mwangaila8273/
Mwahangila782/
Mwasengile781/
Mwongeli7511,894/
Mwansile751,163/
Mwangela75581/
Mwanjile75578/
Mbangile75441/
Muangila75233/
Mwangule75222/
Mvangeli75158/
Mbangeli75138/
Mwangele7554/
Mvangile756/
Mwanzile756/
Muangile754/
Mbongili754/
Mbanzili754/
Muangeli753/
Mwanzila752/
Mwangyle751/
Mwoongeli7134/
Mwanshile7131/
Mmwongeli711/
Muhangile711/
Mwanshila711/
Mwasengele671/
Mwanengele671/

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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 Mwangili
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