Manikwa Surname
Approximately 295 people bear this surname
Manikwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 287 | 1:53,792 | 8,155 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Manikwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Manikwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Manikwa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Manikwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 904,049th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 24,703,545 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Manikwa live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Manikwa is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 287 people, or 1 in 53,792. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Midlands Province, where 56 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 27 percent live and Harare Province, where 9 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manikwad | 93 | 28 | / |
| Manikwe | 86 | 76 | / |
| Manigwa | 86 | 7 | / |
| Manikua | 86 | 3 | / |
| Manukwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Manigway | 80 | 17 | / |
| Mganigwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mhonikwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maignikwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Manigua | 71 | 83 | / |
| Manugwa | 71 | 14 | / |
| Monekwa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Manegwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Manukua | 71 | 4 | / |
| Manukwo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Manekwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Manikue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Monikwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Menikwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Manekwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Manekua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Manigwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Manykwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maniguay | 67 | 12 | / |
| Manegway | 67 | 11 | / |
| Manikoue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maenukua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Manhekwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Manhiqwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Manhikue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Manukwuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maniguat | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Manikwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis