Mwengwa Surname
Approximately 951 people bear this surname
Mwengwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 889 | 1:59,552 | 6,402 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Kenya | 19 | 1:2,430,521 | 36,895 |
| Zambia | 8 | 1:1,981,240 | 32,669 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Mwengwa (24) may also be a first name.
Mwengwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwengwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwengwa is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mwengwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwengwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 376,169th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 7,663,035 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwengwa are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used forename on earth. It is borne by 24 people.
This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 889 people, or 1 in 59,552. In Tanzania Mwengwa is most frequent in: Iringa Region, where 54 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 23 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania Mwengwa exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mweengwa | 93 | 68 | / |
| Mwaengwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwengwe | 86 | 8,633 | / |
| Mwingwa | 86 | 2,176 | / |
| Muengwa | 86 | 27 | / |
| Mweengwe | 80 | 109 | / |
| Mbengqwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbehngwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| M'Mbengwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwenguo | 71 | 306 | / |
| Mbengua | 71 | 87 | / |
| Muengwe | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mbengwi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mbenkwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Muingwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mwengue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbengwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muengua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwenehekwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbenguea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwainkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouengua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbengwui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbengwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbingwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeng'we | 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
- 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 Mwengwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis