Melikwa Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Melikwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Melikwa Demographics
Average Melikwa Salary in
South Africa
R 146,532
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Melikwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melikwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melikwa is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melikwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,532,898th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Melikwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Melikwa live; 58 percent live in Southern Africa and 58 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Melikwa is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa it is most common in: Free State, where 73 percent live, Gauteng, where 18 percent live and North West, where 9 percent live. Besides South Africa it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 32 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.
Melikwa Last Name Statistics demography
Melikwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.34% less than the national average, earning R 146,532 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malikwa | 86 | 214 | / |
| Milikwa | 86 | 145 | / |
| Melekwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Molikwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Melikwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Melukwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mmelekwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Maligkwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Malaikwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malaikwai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Molekwa | 71 | 5,904 | / |
| Melekwe | 71 | 797 | / |
| Malekwa | 71 | 481 | / |
| Miligwa | 71 | 275 | / |
| Milekwa | 71 | 236 | / |
| Malukwa | 71 | 228 | / |
| Maligwa | 71 | 154 | / |
| Milikua | 71 | 47 | / |
| Milikwe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Malikua | 71 | 3 | / |
| Melicua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meligua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Molikua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mohlekwa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Maligway | 67 | 19 | / |
| Melekwue | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mahlekwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Malikuha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Melikque | 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 Melikwa
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