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Where Does The Last Name Mekwe Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Mekwe is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekwe? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Mekwe is the 703,644^th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 17,434,320 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Mekwe live; 81 percent live in Southern Africa and 81 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090^th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 36 people.

The last name Mekwe is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 250 people, or 1 in 216,711. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 44 percent are found, North West, where 41 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 6 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 21 percent are found and Cameroon, where 7 percent are found.

Mekwe Last Name Statistics ^demography

Mekwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.51% less than the national average, earning R 129,480 per year.