Mwangoka Surname
Approximately 6,897 people bear this surname
Mwangoka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6,618 | 1:8,000 | 1,046 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Kenya | 105 | 1:439,809 | 23,523 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Mwangoka (17) may also be a first name.
Mwangoka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwangoka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwangoka is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwangoka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 71,581st most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,056,625 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwangoka reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwangoka is also the 2,694,839th most common first name worldwide, borne by 17 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 6,618 people, or 1 in 8,000. In Tanzania Mwangoka is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 52 percent reside, Songwe Region, where 16 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 2 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwangeka | 88 | 1,073 | / |
| Mwangaka | 88 | 18 | / |
| Mwanguka | 88 | 13 | / |
| Mwang'eka | 82 | 90 | / |
| Mwang'oko | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwangake | 75 | 695 | / |
| Mbangaka | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mwanguko | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwangaki | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muangakat | 71 | 211 | / |
| Mwangaeko | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwangache | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mwangukhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbangokoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muangake | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mbonguka | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbanguke | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbongoki | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbongoke | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbongouke | 59 | 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 Mwangoka
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis