Mwingi Surname

464,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwingi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwingi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2401:220,59018,364
Zambia1741:91,0927,481
Kenya1641:281,58518,349
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwingi (74) may also be a first name.

Mwingi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwingi occurs most in Tanzania. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mwingi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwingi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 464,720th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,051,787 people. The surname Mwingi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwingi live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwingi is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently used given name throughout the world, held by 74 people.

It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 240 people, or 1 in 220,590. In Tanzania Mwingi is mostly found in: Lindi Region, where 49 percent are found, Pwani Region, where 26 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 23 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 24 percent are found and Kenya, where 23 percent are found.

Mwingi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mwingi last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwingia9210/
Mwingai922/
Mwaingi922/
Mwingie921/
Mwngi915/
Mwuingai861/
Mwinga839,236/
Mwinzi838,654/
Mwengi831,481/
Mbingi83990/
Mwinge83555/
Mwinji83233/
Muingi83167/
Mbingie77479/
Mwing'a77188/
Mwainzi77178/
Mwinzai7752/
Mwingaj7741/
Muingai776/
Mwinzie774/
Mwinshi773/
Mwainge772/
M'Winga771/
Mwinchi771/
Mwingee771/
Mwinnga771/
Mwengia771/
Mwingye771/
Mwinged771/
Mwingay771/
Mwindji771/
Mwnge7321/
Mbngi734/
Mwnga731/
Mwinchui714/
M'Mwinga711/
Mwenge6744,899/
Mwenga6712,772/
Mbengi674,663/
Muinga672,775/
Mwinsa672,505/
Mbinge672,127/
Mwinza671,118/
Mwinje67565/
Mbinzi67423/
Muengi67145/
Muinzi6727/
Muinji674/
Muinge673/
Mbinci672/
Muinsi671/
Mbinsi671/
Mwinze671/

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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 Mwingi
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