Mekgwe Surname

107,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mekgwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekgwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,0571:13,3541,680
Botswana2811:7,7831,364
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mekgwe (158) may also be a first name.

Mekgwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mekgwe is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mekgwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekgwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 107,252nd most common family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,674,913 people. The surname Mekgwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mekgwe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mekgwe is also the 730,165th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 158 people.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 4,057 people, or 1 in 13,354. In South Africa it is most common in: North West, where 67 percent live, Gauteng, where 23 percent live and Free State, where 5 percent live. Not including South Africa this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 6 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Mekgwe Last Name Statistics demography

Mekgwe earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 15.9% less than the national average, earning R 199,860 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekgwej921/
Mekwe91418/
Megwe9157/
Makgwe83312/
Mokgwe83257/
Mmekwe8386/
Mekgwa8344/
Megwei8327/
Miekwe8317/
Meikwe8311/
Mmegwe833/
Megwue833/
Maekwe832/
Mekwue832/
Miegwe832/
Mekwey832/
Moekwe832/
Megwed831/
Meakwe831/
Mekwet831/
Megweh831/
Megwie831/
Mgekwe831/
Megwee831/
Maakgwe7713/
Mmeikwe771/
Mmekwue771/
Miekwue771/
Mmokgwe771/
Makwe732,632/
Mokwe732,146/
Magwe731,390/
Mekwa731,263/
Mekue731,133/
Megue73706/
Mogwe73620/
Megwa73470/
Mekwi73467/
Megbe73461/
Mikwe7346/
Migwe7337/
Mekwy734/
Mjkwe732/
Megwi732/
Mecwe732/
Meghw731/
Mmekwa671,358/
Mmegwa67485/
Makwea67416/
Maakwe67381/
Mmakwe67278/
Megwai67168/
Meghwa67166/
Mmokwe67147/
Mekwai67141/
Makwee67138/
Mhekwa67105/
Mmogwe6782/
Megoue6778/
Makwej6768/
Meigue6760/
Makwey6756/
Mokwea6742/
Mekuie6727/
Mokwei6727/
Magwee6722/
Makwei6721/
Mikweh6721/
Mekkwi6718/
Mmikwe6715/
Mogwei6713/
Mahkwe6712/
Makgwi6711/
Meguea6710/
Megver679/
Meghve679/
Mhakwe678/
Maigwe677/
Magwey675/
Mikwee675/
Mhigwe674/
Maagwe674/
Mokweu673/
Meigbe673/
Meghue673/
Meguey672/
Magwei672/
Muigwe672/
Meague672/
Mokweh672/
Meguee672/
Meguei672/
Mekueh672/
Mekwii672/
Magweh672/
Mahgwe672/
Mogweu672/
Mgigwe672/
Meekwy671/
Maikwe671/
Meakwa671/
Meagwa671/
Meakue671/
Maekue671/
Maggwe671/
Makweu671/
Miekue671/
Miekwi671/
Mikwep671/
Mikwey671/
Mokwey671/
Meikue671/
Mmagwe671/
Meykwa671/
Megbee671/
Magcwe671/
Mujkwe671/
Meekwd671/
Meeghw671/
Meatkwesj670/

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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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  • 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 Mekgwe
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