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.

DNA test information

Mwingwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwingwa Demographics

Mwingwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwingwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwingwa is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mwingwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwingwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 193,336th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,349,056 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwingwa live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 673,127th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 183 people.

It is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,684 people, or 1 in 31,438. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dodoma Region, where 51 percent live, Tanga Region, where 18 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent live. Barring Tanzania this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and Kenya, where 8 percent live.

Mwingwa Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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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