Mwenga Surname
Approximately 12,772 people bear this surname
Mwenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4,563 | 1:16,191 | 2,011 |
| Tanzania | 4,472 | 1:11,838 | 1,546 |
| Kenya | 2,611 | 1:17,687 | 2,108 |
| Malawi | 575 | 1:29,772 | 4,476 |
| Zimbabwe | 429 | 1:35,987 | 5,567 |
| Zambia | 94 | 1:168,616 | 11,729 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
Mwenga (1,146) may also be a first name.
Mwenga Demographics
Mwenga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwenga occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwenga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 40,959th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 570,588 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwenga live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwenga is also the 235,100th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 1,146 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 4,563 people, or 1 in 16,191. Aside from The DR Congo this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 35 percent live and Kenya, where 20 percent live.
Mwenga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwengea | 92 | 364 | / |
| Mwaenga | 92 | 250 | / |
| Mweenga | 92 | 101 | / |
| Mwengha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwengah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwnga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mweennga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwengaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwenge | 83 | 44,899 | / |
| Mbenga | 83 | 17,176 | / |
| Mwinga | 83 | 9,236 | / |
| Muenga | 83 | 2,630 | / |
| Mwengo | 83 | 1,648 | / |
| Mwengi | 83 | 1,481 | / |
| Mouenga | 77 | 407 | / |
| Mwaengo | 77 | 252 | / |
| Mwing'a | 77 | 188 | / |
| Mweenge | 77 | 64 | / |
| Mwingaj | 77 | 41 | / |
| Mweengo | 77 | 19 | / |
| Mbengha | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mbengay | 77 | 8 | / |
| M'Benga | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mwengee | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mwuunga | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mwainga | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mwengye | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mwenger | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbengai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mweng'e | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwingai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwingah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwinnga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwingay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwengez | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mweemga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muengha | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Winga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwnge | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mwngi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mbnga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwehenge | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mweengye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwuingai | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Mwinga | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Mbenga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbinga | 67 | 9,655 | / |
| Mbengo | 67 | 8,316 | / |
| Mbengi | 67 | 4,663 | / |
| Mbenge | 67 | 3,895 | / |
| Muinga | 67 | 2,775 | / |
| Mwingo | 67 | 1,267 | / |
| Muenge | 67 | 1,133 | / |
| Mwingi | 67 | 725 | / |
| Mwinge | 67 | 555 | / |
| Muengi | 67 | 145 | / |
| Muengo | 67 | 73 | / |
| Mwemge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhwngo | 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
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- 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 Mwenga
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