Mbukwe Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

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

Mbukwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbukwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mbukwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbukwe is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbukwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mbukwe is the 3,055,934th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Mbukwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbukwe live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 1,354,443. In South Africa Mbukwe is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 90 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 5 percent live and Gauteng, where 3 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Mbukwe Last Name Statistics demography

Mbukwe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.9% less than the national average, earning R 154,692 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbukhwe9267/
Mbunkwe9224/
Mbuikwe921/
Mboukwe921/
Mbeukwe921/
Mbaukwe921/
Mbounkwe863/
Mbhukhwe861/
Mbeunkwe861/
Mbukwa8314,542/
Mbokwe83237/
Mbugwe8348/
Nbukwe834/
Mbukwi832/
Mbiekwe7724/
Mbokwey774/
Mbhokwe773/
Mbugwwe771/
M'Bokwe771/
M'Bukwa771/
Mbougwe771/
Mboukwa771/
Mboukoue7119/
Mbukwaya714/
Mbeunkwi712/
Mbungweh711/
Mbougweu711/
Mbuingwe711/
Mbounkwi711/
Mbugwa67450/
Mvugwe6769/
Mbokwa6734/
Nbukue678/
Mbogwe677/
Mbokue676/
Mbugue675/
Mbucwa673/
Mbuque673/
Mbokwi673/
Nbugwe671/
Mvukwi671/

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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 Mbukwe
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