Mwingwa Surname

193,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwingwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwingwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,6841:31,4383,713
DR Congo3151:234,53822,701
Kenya1751:263,88517,546
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mwingwa (183) may also be a first name.

Mwingwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwingwa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwingwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 193,336th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,349,056 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwingwa are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mwingwa is also the 673,127th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 183 people.

It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,684 people, or 1 in 31,438. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dodoma Region, where 51 percent reside, Tanga Region, where 18 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Mwingwa is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and Kenya, where 8 percent reside.

Mwingwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwengwa86951/
Muingwa862/
Mweengwa8068/
Mbingwai801/
Mwainkwa801/
Mwaengwa801/
Mwengwe718,633/
Mbingua71451/
Muengwa7127/
Mbingba711/
Mbinqwa711/
Mweengwe67109/
Muhingwe6757/
Mbehngwa671/
Muhingua671/
Mbengqwa671/

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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 Mwingwa
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