Mwayungu Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Mwayungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 155 | 1:341,559 | 25,363 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mwayungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwayungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwayungu is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwayungu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,369,340th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. Mwayungu is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mwayungu live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 341,559. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 96 percent are found, Mtwara Region, where 3 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Mwayungu
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