Mekwa Surname
Approximately 1,263 people bear this surname
Mekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 958 | 1:56,553 | 7,177 |
| Nigeria | 191 | 1:927,449 | 39,947 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Mekwa (44) may also be a first name.
Mekwa Demographics
Average Mekwa Salary in
South Africa
R 320,784
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mekwa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekwa? popularity and diffusion
Mekwa is the 300,866th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,770,028 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mekwa are found; 76 percent are found in Southern Africa and 76 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most widely held first name globally, held by 44 people.
The surname Mekwa is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 958 people, or 1 in 56,553. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 54 percent are found, North West, where 19 percent are found and Free State, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 15 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.
Mekwa Last Name Statistics demography
Mekwa earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.99% more than the national average, earning R 320,784 per year.
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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 Mekwa
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