Myangwa Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Myangwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Myangwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania641:827,21343,161
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Myangwa Last Name Facts

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

Myangwa is found most in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Myangwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Myangwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,894,523rd most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Myangwa are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 827,213. In Tanzania Myangwa is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 31 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mayiangwa884/
Maiyangwa882/
Miangwa8618/
Myangwe864/
Mjangwa861/
Mihangwa801,570/
Muyongwa8082/
Meangwua808/
Majongwa803/
Mayongwa801/
Maiyongwa7573/
Maiyangba751/
Mayiankwa751/
Miangua7130/
Mjongwa7113/
Meongwa715/
Mihagwa711/
Mayogwa711/
Majogwa711/
Majongwe67578/
Mayongwe6780/
Muyongwe678/
Meanguah677/
Mihangwe674/
Moyongwe671/
Maiyakwa671/

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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 Myangwa
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