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
The last name Mwenga is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwenga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 40,959th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 570,588 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwenga live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 235,100th most widespread first name in the world, held by 1,146 people.
The surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4,563 people, or 1 in 16,191. Other than The DR Congo it exists 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 devotion of those carrying the Mwenga last name 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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