Meekwane Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Meekwane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Meekwane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meekwane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meekwane occurs more in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Meekwane click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meekwane? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,116,508th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Meekwane occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Meekwane are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Botswana, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 99,406. Barring Botswana it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mekwane | 93 | 75 | / |
| Meekwan | 93 | 9 | / |
| Mmekwane | 88 | 57 | / |
| Moekwane | 88 | 50 | / |
| Meekhwan | 88 | 20 | / |
| Mekwan | 86 | 1,202 | / |
| Mekwangue | 82 | 18 | / |
| Mokwane | 80 | 819 | / |
| Makwane | 80 | 710 | / |
| Mekwana | 80 | 34 | / |
| Meckwan | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mikwane | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mekwang | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mekwani | 80 | 2 | / |
| Meqwane | 80 | 2 | / |
| Meegwan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makgwane | 75 | 257 | / |
| Mokgwane | 75 | 89 | / |
| Makwanie | 75 | 55 | / |
| Myokwane | 75 | 7 | / |
| Makwaney | 75 | 6 | / |
| Moekwani | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mmokwane | 75 | 4 | / |
| Maakwane | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mekkwana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meankwan | 75 | 1 | / |
| MacKwane | 75 | 0 | / |
| Mikwan | 71 | 789 | / |
| Mecwan | 71 | 263 | / |
| Mekwon | 71 | 16 | / |
| Meshkwani | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mekwam | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mikwangue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maqukwane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahakwane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makwani | 67 | 1,302 | / |
| Mokwene | 67 | 1,299 | / |
| Mogwane | 67 | 647 | / |
| Makwene | 67 | 248 | / |
| Maqwane | 67 | 192 | / |
| Mokuane | 67 | 190 | / |
| Magwane | 67 | 172 | / |
| Mikwana | 67 | 133 | / |
| Makuane | 67 | 129 | / |
| Mokwani | 67 | 40 | / |
| Mekwong | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mikwani | 67 | 8 | / |
| Meghwan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mikwene | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mikhwan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meguane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moykwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maikwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mikwant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekuang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekuene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekwoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Megwain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Megwana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makwone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moqwane | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Meekwane
- 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