Mwangura Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwangura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwangura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2341:197,35014,473
England21:27,859,030389,889
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mwangura (191) may also be a first name.

Mwangura Last Name Facts

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

Mwangura occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwangura? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwangura is the 1,044,719th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 30,364,775 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwangura reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwangura is also the 657,437th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 191 people.

The last name Mwangura is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 234 people, or 1 in 197,350. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Taita Taveta County, where 94 percent live, Mombasa County, where 2 percent live and Nairobi County, where 2 percent live. Aside from Kenya it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Mwangura Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mwangura last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwangira8888/
Mbangura8818/
Mwangure885/
Mwanguri881/
Mwaangira8230/
Muhangura8217/
Mwangauri8212/
Mbangurai821/
Mbangoura821/
Mwatengure781/
Mbangure75179/
Mwangori75106/
Mwongora758/
Mwangore752/
Mwangiro751/
Mwangoro751/
Mvangira751/
Mbongaura711/
Muhangira711/
Mwongori632/

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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 Mwangura
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