Manikwa Surname

904,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Manikwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Manikwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2871:53,7928,155
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Manikwa Last Name Facts

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

Manikwa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Manikwa? popularity and diffusion

Manikwa is the 904,049th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 24,703,545 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Manikwa reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Manikwa is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 287 people, or 1 in 53,792. In Zimbabwe Manikwa is primarily concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 56 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 27 percent are found and Harare Province, where 9 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Manikwad9328/
Manikwe8676/
Manigwa867/
Manikua863/
Manukwa862/
Manigway8017/
Mganigwa804/
Mhonikwa801/
Maignikwo751/
Manigua7183/
Manugwa7114/
Monekwa719/
Manegwa715/
Manukua714/
Manukwo713/
Manekwe712/
Manikue711/
Monikwe711/
Menikwo711/
Manekwo711/
Manekua711/
Manigwe711/
Manykwi711/
Maniguay6712/
Manegway6711/
Manikoue673/
Maenukua672/
Manhekwe671/
Manhiqwe671/
Manhikue671/
Manukwuo671/
Maniguat671/

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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 Manikwa
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