Mwigio Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwigio Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwigio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Mwigio Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mwigio Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mwigio occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwigio? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Mwigio reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania Mwigio is primarily concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 90 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent live. Beside Tanzania Mwigio exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 15 percent live and Cameroon, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwegio83890/
Mwijo73307/
Mwiso7339/
Mwizo737/
Mwico731/
Mwijoijo717/
Mwizia6724/
Mbigia674/
Mwiija672/
Mwiiha672/
Mwaiso671/
Mwizho671/

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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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  • 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 Mwigio
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