Mwigwa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Mwigwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Mwigwa (10) may also be a first name.
Mwigwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwigwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwigwa is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwigwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwigwa is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwigwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwigwa is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used forename globally It is held by 10 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 50 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Mwigwa exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 50 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mweigwa | 92 | 6 | / |
| Mwaigwa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mweisgwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mwikwa | 83 | 184 | / |
| Mvigwa | 83 | 43 | / |
| Mwigwe | 83 | 21 | / |
| Muigwa | 83 | 16 | / |
| Mwigwi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mwegwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mbaigwa | 77 | 1,233 | / |
| Mwaigwe | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mwesgwa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mwaikwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwaingwe | 71 | 10 | / |
| Muhighwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mwainkwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwekwa | 67 | 1,934 | / |
| Mvugwa | 67 | 211 | / |
| Mwaikwaja | 67 | 182 | / |
| Muigua | 67 | 167 | / |
| Mwikwe | 67 | 62 | / |
| Mwegwe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mvikwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Muikwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwigbo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muigwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mvigwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwikwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbigua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaikwaya | 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 Mwigwa
- 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