Mwijage Surname
Approximately 4,516 people bear this surname
Mwijage Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,474 | 1:11,833 | 1,545 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Mwijage (550) may also be a first name.
Mwijage Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwijage Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwijage is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwijage? popularity and diffusion
It is the 104,004th most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,613,717 people. The surname Mwijage occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwijage reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwijage is also the 359,069th most widely held first name in the world, held by 550 people.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4,474 people, or 1 in 11,833. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kagera Region, where 44 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 11 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Mwijage is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwijagye | 93 | 45 | / |
| Mwaijage | 93 | 3 | / |
| Mwaijange | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwijege | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mwejage | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwijaga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwiyage | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwijonge | 80 | 348 | / |
| Mwizagye | 80 | 39 | / |
| Mwaijaga | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mwejjage | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwizange | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwisagye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbiage | 77 | 12 | / |
| Mwagie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mweige | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwizagi | 71 | 173 | / |
| Mwisagi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Muiange | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muiaghe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mweisge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mweigye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwayege | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwayenge | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mbaijagi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mweisgye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mwezagye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwajangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muisagie | 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
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- 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 Mwijage
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