Mwongi Surname

578,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwongi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwongi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4661:113,60910,920
Kenya771:599,73928,092

Mwongi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwongi is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwongi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwongi is the 578,557th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 13,420,895 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwongi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 466 people, or 1 in 113,609. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 55 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 41 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 14 percent reside.

Mwongi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwongoi924/
Mwongia921/
Mwangi83501,028/
Mbongi837,569/
Mwonga831,625/
Mwonge83399/
Muongi83173/
Mvongi8316/
Mwonji832/
Mwangoi77213/
Mwangai77100/
M'Bongi7782/
Mbongai7714/
Mbonggi7712/
Mwangie777/
Mwangiz774/
Mbonghi774/
Mwongye773/
Mbongih772/
Mbongoi772/
Mwongha772/
Mwanngi772/
Mwaangi772/
Mwangih772/
Mmwangi771/
Mwangui771/
Mbhongi771/
Mwandgi771/
Mwwangi771/
Mwhangi771/
Mwaningi7137/
Mwasingi7110/
Mvoungui715/
Mbongieh711/
Mwongesh711/
Mwuingai711/
Mwanengi711/
Muhongia711/
Mboungie711/
Mbounghi711/
Mwanggai711/
Mwasengi711/
Mwange6772,160/
Mwanga6744,733/
Mvungi6711,699/
Mbangi679,773/
Mwanji674,995/
Mwanzi674,132/
Mbonge674,106/
Mbonzi673,249/
Mvangi672,203/
Muonga671,099/
Mbungi67911/
Muangi67628/
Mwonje6745/
Mvengi6722/
Mwunga6717/
Mwansi6716/
Mwamgi6710/
Muonge678/
Mbonsi675/
Mwangy674/
Mvonzi674/
Mvonga673/
Mwonze672/
Muonji672/
Mouhongui671/
Mwonza671/
Mbonci671/
Muonzi671/
Mwangingi671/

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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 Mwongi
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