Mwanguya Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mwanguya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwanguya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania711:745,65741,495
Uganda541:722,95035,796
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256

Mwanguya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwanguya occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mwanguya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwanguya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwanguya is the 1,551,568th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name Mwanguya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanguya live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 745,657. In Tanzania Mwanguya is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 97 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania Mwanguya exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 41 percent reside and Kenya, where 6 percent reside.

Mwanguya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwangya93269/
Mwaguya9314/
Mwanguhhya891/
Mwanguye8894/
Muanguya8821/
Mbanguya8821/
Mwanguyi881/
Mwangye80227/
Mwangea8011/
Mwangiy809/
Mwangyi802/
Mbaguya801/
Muangyai75171/
Mwanguie757/
Muanguye751/
Mwanguio751/
Mwaguhia751/
Muhangya751/
Mbanggya751/
Mbanguye751/
Mbohnguya711/
Muangja67131/
Mbangea6768/
Mwangge676/
Mbangyi673/
Mwongye673/
Mwoguia671/
Mwangje671/
Mwangii671/
Mwangeo671/
Muhagya671/

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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 Mwanguya
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