Mekwa Surname

300,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,263 people bear this surname

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

Mekwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9581:56,5537,177
Nigeria1911:927,44939,947
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
England21:27,859,030389,889
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Mekwa (44) may also be a first name.

Mekwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mekwa is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mekwa is the 300,866th most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 5,770,028 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mekwa live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mekwa is also the 1,525,482nd most widespread first name internationally, held by 44 people.

This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 958 people, or 1 in 56,553. In South Africa Mekwa is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 54 percent reside, North West, where 19 percent reside and Free State, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa Mekwa is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 15 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmekwa911,358/
Moekwa91511/
Mekwai91141/
Mhekwa91105/
Mekwat9165/
Mekgwa9144/
Maekwa9128/
Mekwad9111/
Mekhwa912/
Meakwa911/
Meskwa911/
Mgekwa911/
Meykwa911/
Meakwai835/
Mekwaya832/
Meekway832/
Mheukwa831/
Maekwai831/
M'Mekwa831/
Mekkway831/
Mhiekwa831/
Mmekwoa831/
Mekwhai831/
Maeckwa831/
Meckway830/
Mokwa803,768/
Makwa803,067/
Megwa80470/
Mekwi80467/
Mikwa80445/
Mekwe80418/
Mykwa804/
Mekwy804/
Mekua803/
Mecwa801/
Mekwo801/
Mmekwuoa772/
Mekgwe734,351/
Mmokwa731,302/
Mmegwa73485/
Mokwai73469/
Makwea73416/
Mokwah73279/
Makgwa73190/
Megwai73168/
Meghwa73166/
Mokgwa73161/
Makwai73153/
Mmekwe7386/
Makwah7377/
Mokwea7342/
Mmakwa7342/
Makwau7326/
Maikwa7318/
Mekkwi7318/
Miekwe7317/
Megwah7315/
Makway7311/
Mhakwa7311/
Meikwe7311/
Maakwa737/
Mockwa733/
Mhokwa732/
Mohkwa732/
Mekwii732/
Mekwue732/
Muikwa732/
Mekwey732/
Mokwua732/
Makwaj731/
Meekwy731/
Mokwaj731/
Meugwa731/
Meagwa731/
Meakwe731/
Mekwuo731/
Miekwi731/
Mekuas731/
Mekwet731/
Megwad731/
'Makwa731/
Meskua731/
Mgikwa731/
Mgekwe731/
Makqwa731/
Moikwa731/
Mokwau731/
Maikwai6774/
Maikewa6728/
Mackway6726/
Mahakwa6712/
Makgwai6711/
Meekuad6711/
Mokwaai676/
Makwaai674/
Maikwad672/
Mekouha672/
Mgegcwa672/
Makwaha671/
Mmeikwe671/
Mmaikwa671/
Mmekwue671/
Mmegwaa671/
Makwaah671/
Miekwue671/
Mikwaha671/
Mikwaja671/
Mekgwej671/
Mikhwah671/
M'Mikwa671/
Maakgwa671/
Maikwau671/
Maikway671/
Meekhwaaah671/

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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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