Mwingo Surname

300,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwingo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwingo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7551:61,1655,973
Tanzania4191:126,35211,892
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994

Mwingo (341) may also be a first name.

Mwingo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwingo occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mwingo.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwingo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 300,128th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 5,751,812 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwingo are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 472,872nd most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 341 people.

It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 755 people, or 1 in 61,165. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kwale County, where 62 percent live, Mombasa County, where 21 percent live and Kilifi County, where 14 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 33 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.

Mwingo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mwingo surname is primarily Christian (65%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaingo922/
Mwinga839,236/
Mbingo833,666/
Mwengo831,648/
Muingo83281/
Mhwngo831/
Mwaengo77252/
Mwing'a77188/
Mbingou7728/
Mweengo7719/
Mwainga776/
Mbingho775/
Mwingah772/
Mwinnga771/
M'Winga771/
Mwnga731/
Mbngo731/
M'Mwinga711/
Mwenga6712,772/
Mbinga679,655/
Mbengo678,316/
Muinga672,775/
Mouhingou671,787/
Muengo6773/

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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 Mwingo
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