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
Mwigane is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Mwigane click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwigane? popularity and diffusion
Mwigane is the 1,918,812th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. Mwigane occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwigane reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Mwigane is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 575,452. In Tanzania Mwigane is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 98 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also found 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