Mwangwai Surname
Approximately 157 people bear this surname
Mwangwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 156 | 1:296,025 | 18,882 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mwangwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwangwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwangwai is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mwangwai.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwangwai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,391,595th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. The last name Mwangwai occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwangwai are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Mwangwai is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 296,025. In Kenya Mwangwai is most prevalent in: Taita Taveta County, where 98 percent are found, Kwale County, where 1 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 1 percent are found. Barring Kenya it exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwangwa | 93 | 2,429 | / |
| Mwangwi | 93 | 2 | / |
| Mwaangwa | 88 | 127 | / |
| Muangwai | 88 | 11 | / |
| Mwagwi | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mwagwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mwangwiya | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mwangwaje | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwanengwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwangwe | 80 | 524 | / |
| Mbangwi | 80 | 49 | / |
| Mwankwa | 80 | 27 | / |
| Muangwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwongwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwaigwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwangua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mvangwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwangingwa | 78 | 10 | / |
| Mwagwaya | 75 | 98 | / |
| Mwaangwe | 75 | 56 | / |
| Muangbai | 75 | 22 | / |
| Mwanguha | 75 | 12 | / |
| Mwaingwe | 75 | 10 | / |
| Muangkwa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Muangwat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwagwaja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwainkwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwangwey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbongwai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwangwes | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwakwa | 71 | 1,257 | / |
| Mbagwi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mwagwe | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mwagba | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mwagui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwagua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaigwa | 67 | 1,233 | / |
| Mbangui | 67 | 383 | / |
| Mwaghui | 67 | 140 | / |
| Mvengwa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mbankwi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mbaagwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mwaigwe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mbangua | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mwangue | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mweigwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mwamgua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwamgwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwankwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvangui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbahgwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwankui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbagwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwakwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaggwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbahgwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muangui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muangwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaqkwa | 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 Mwangwai
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