Mhakwa Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Mhakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mhakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mhakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mhakwa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mhakwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mhakwa is the 5,812,366th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Mhakwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mhakwa are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Mhakwa is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Mhakwa is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Tanzania Mhakwa occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 9 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent live.
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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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- 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 Mhakwa
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