Mwigane Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Mwigane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 92 | 1:575,452 | 36,554 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mwigane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwigane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwigane is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwigane? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,918,812th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwigane are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 575,452. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mbeya Region, where 98 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwiganje | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwigan | 92 | 4 | / |
| Mwaigange | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwigani | 86 | 751 | / |
| Mwigana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbigane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwaigani | 80 | 4 | / |
| Muhigane | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mwegange | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mweigang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muhaigane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbaiganne | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muigana | 71 | 107 | / |
| Mwegang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muigain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mvingani | 67 | 52 | / |
| Muhigana | 67 | 28 | / |
| Muhigani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbegaine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbigoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwegonge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaigonyi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbaigonne | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbegan | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mwegam | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mbigon | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mwaighonyi | 59 | 3 | / |
| Mbegone | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mueghan | 57 | 0 | / |
| Mbegoune | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbeganyi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbighonyi | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Mwigane
- 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