Mwasanga Surname

264,367th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwasanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwasanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,3701:38,6444,442
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Zimbabwe341:454,06638,992
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwasanga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwasanga occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwasanga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwasanga is the 264,367th most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,920,693 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwasanga reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,370 people, or 1 in 38,644. In Tanzania Mwasanga is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 60 percent reside, Songwe Region, where 17 percent reside and Njombe Region, where 11 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Mwasanga
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