Mwango Surname
Approximately 15,063 people bear this surname
Mwango Surname Definition:
Mwango is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: joyful person.
Mwango Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5,342 | 1:8,645 | 1,123 |
| Zambia | 4,414 | 1:3,591 | 447 |
| Tanzania | 2,106 | 1:25,138 | 3,081 |
| DR Congo | 1,724 | 1:42,854 | 5,224 |
| Malawi | 1,359 | 1:12,597 | 1,971 |
| Zimbabwe | 49 | 1:315,066 | 31,156 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Mwango (3,295) may also be a first name.
Mwango Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mwango is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: joyful person.
Mwango Demographics
Mwango Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwango Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwango Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwango is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwango? popularity and diffusion
It is the 35,110th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 483,804 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwango reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 42 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwango is also the 124,648th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 3,295 people.
Mwango is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 5,342 people, or 1 in 8,645. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kilifi County, where 41 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 10 percent reside and Kisii County, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Mwango is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 29 percent reside and Tanzania, where 14 percent reside.
Mwango Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Mwango last name is predominantly Christian (98%) in Kenya.
The amount Mwango earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.77% less than the national average, earning R 45,696 per year and in United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,917 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwangoi | 92 | 213 | / |
| Mwangoo | 92 | 176 | / |
| Mwangoy | 92 | 55 | / |
| Mwangoa | 92 | 5 | / |
| Mwangos | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mwaingo | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mwaango | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mwangoh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwasengo | 86 | 401 | / |
| Mwangoha | 86 | 8 | / |
| Mwanga | 83 | 44,733 | / |
| Mbango | 83 | 15,821 | / |
| Mvango | 83 | 816 | / |
| Mwongo | 83 | 266 | / |
| Muango | 83 | 163 | / |
| Mwachingo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaisengo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaanga | 77 | 12,468 | / |
| Mbangou | 77 | 187 | / |
| Mwaunga | 77 | 181 | / |
| Mmbango | 77 | 105 | / |
| Mwang'a | 77 | 56 | / |
| Mwangha | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mbaingo | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mbangoh | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mbanggo | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mbaungo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mwainga | 77 | 6 | / |
| M'Bango | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mwangga | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwangah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwongoi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwangat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbangoi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbang'o | 77 | 2 | / |
| Muangou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbangho | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mvangou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbankgo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muangop | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwamnga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mmwanga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muangod | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwasinga | 71 | 3,213 | / |
| Mwahunga | 71 | 470 | / |
| Mwahanga | 71 | 261 | / |
| M'Mbango | 71 | 3 | / |
| M'Bangou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muanghot | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaaanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbangouh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouhango | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muanngoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhaango | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbongo | 67 | 51,906 | / |
| Mbanga | 67 | 20,599 | / |
| Muanga | 67 | 6,923 | / |
| Mwonga | 67 | 1,625 | / |
| Mvongo | 67 | 1,558 | / |
| Mvanga | 67 | 740 | / |
| Mwaitenga | 67 | 303 | / |
| Mvengo | 67 | 205 | / |
| Muongo | 67 | 150 | / |
| Mwautenga | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mwaisenga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwasengaâ | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mouhangou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwaisinga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwausenga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwannenga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwamga | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mwango
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