Mankwe Surname

314,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mankwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mankwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0131:53,4826,787
Nigeria1311:1,352,23553,045
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Mankwe (997) may also be a first name.

Mankwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mankwe is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mankwe? popularity and diffusion

Mankwe is the 314,252nd most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 6,098,365 people. The last name Mankwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mankwe are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mankwe is also the 254,871st most common given name in the world. It is borne by 997 people.

The last name Mankwe is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,013 people, or 1 in 53,482. In South Africa Mankwe is primarily found in: North West, where 39 percent reside, Limpopo, where 28 percent reside and Gauteng, where 23 percent reside. Other than South Africa Mankwe exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Mankwe Last Name Statistics demography

Mankwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.8% less than the national average, earning R 102,648 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mankwey9282/
Mankhwe927/
Mmankwe924/
Mankgwe921/
Mankwei921/
Mangkwe921/
Mannkhwe861/
Maunkwue861/
Mangwe833,467/
Monkwe831,893/
Mancwe83203/
Mankwa8366/
Mankue8346/
Mankwi8311/
Machinkwe804/
Maungwe77322/
Maingwe77262/
Manngwe77140/
Mangwea77111/
Maangwe77107/
Monkweh7724/
Mangwei7722/
Mangwej7721/
Monkgwe7718/
Mahngwe7715/
Mangkue7714/
Mankuie778/
Mankwaa774/
Monkwey774/
Meangwe773/
Mmangwe772/
Mangweh772/
Mankueh771/
Mankwai771/
Mangwes771/
Mmonkwe771/
Mangwer771/
Mongkwe771/
Mhangwe771/
Mancw731/
Mangweha71171/
Mangweth7165/
Mahangwe7146/
Mahungwe7126/
Masingwe7110/
Matengwe714/
Mankwaya712/
Manghwer711/
Manggwei711/
Mankueyi711/
Mankuehe711/
Mainkoue711/
Matenkue711/
Mangue6766,166/
Mongwe6710,064/
Mangwa672,526/
Manque671,818/
Mangwi671,814/
Mangbe67447/
Maningkue6766/
Manengkue6727/
Machingwe6722/
Mancwi6717/
Massingwe6710/
Monkwa676/
Mamgwe674/
Mankui672/
Monqwe672/
Masengwea671/
Machengwe671/
Maisingwe671/
Monkue671/
Mhanengwe671/
Moncwe671/

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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
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  • 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 Mankwe
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