Mwangwa Surname
Approximately 2,429 people bear this surname
Mwangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,785 | 1:29,659 | 3,537 |
| DR Congo | 424 | 1:174,244 | 17,772 |
| Uganda | 207 | 1:188,596 | 15,445 |
| Zambia | 8 | 1:1,981,240 | 32,669 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mwangwa (223) may also be a first name.
Mwangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwangwa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwangwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwangwa is the 176,240th most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 3,000,225 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwangwa live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 603,623rd most numerous forename internationally It is held by 223 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,785 people, or 1 in 29,659. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 35 percent are found, Mara Region, where 21 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found and Uganda, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwangwai | 93 | 157 | / |
| Mwaangwa | 93 | 127 | / |
| Mwanengwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwangwe | 86 | 524 | / |
| Mwankwa | 86 | 27 | / |
| Muangwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mwongwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mwangwi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mvangwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwangua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwangingwa | 82 | 10 | / |
| Mwaangwe | 80 | 56 | / |
| Mwanguha | 80 | 12 | / |
| Muangwai | 80 | 11 | / |
| Mwaingwe | 80 | 10 | / |
| Muangkwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mwangwes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muangwat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwainkwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwangwey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwanguo | 71 | 212 | / |
| Mwankwo | 71 | 71 | / |
| Mbangwi | 71 | 49 | / |
| Mvengwa | 71 | 25 | / |
| Mwangbo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mbangua | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mwangue | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mwamgua | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwamgwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mwankwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muangwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muangbai | 67 | 22 | / |
| Muangkwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwanguho | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muangbha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muhongwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeangba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbongwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbohngwa | 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
- 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 Mwangwa
- 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