Mwasongwe Surname
Approximately 3,595 people bear this surname
Mwasongwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,378 | 1:15,672 | 2,037 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwasongwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwasongwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwasongwe is found most in Tanzania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mwasongwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwasongwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 126,424th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,027,134 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwasongwe live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,378 people, or 1 in 15,672. In Tanzania Mwasongwe is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 42 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent are found and Songwe Region, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania Mwasongwe is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 6 percent are found and Zambia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwasong'we | 95 | 9 | / |
| Mwasongwa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mwazongwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mwaisongwa | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mwashangwa | 74 | 51 | / |
| Mwasokwa | 71 | 278 | / |
| Mbaisangbe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbaissangbe | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mbaïssangbe | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mbazogue | 59 | 5 | / |
| Mwachakwe | 56 | 76 | / |
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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 Mwasongwe
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