Mikiwa Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Mikiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mikiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mikiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mikiwa is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mikiwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,213,395th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Mikiwa are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe Mikiwa is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 86 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 14 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe Mikiwa exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 21 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maikaiwa | 86 | 11 | / |
| Maikiswa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mukiwa | 83 | 1,741 | / |
| Mikuwa | 83 | 834 | / |
| Mekiwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mikewa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mikiva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mikieva | 77 | 108 | / |
| Michiwa | 77 | 106 | / |
| Mukaiwa | 77 | 104 | / |
| Maikiwo | 77 | 54 | / |
| Maikewa | 77 | 28 | / |
| Mikiwer | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mukhiwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Maikuwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mukoiwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mukeiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mikeswa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mukuiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mikitva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mukiwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mikhieva | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mikheiva | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mickiova | 71 | 5 | / |
| Maikaiwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mukihwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mikkieva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mukuwa | 67 | 5,560 | / |
| Mukewa | 67 | 515 | / |
| Mekuwa | 67 | 30 | / |
| Mekewa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Mikebi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Mikewe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mikuwo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mikeva | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mekiwo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Micewa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mekiwy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maikaisua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mukiva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mekiwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meqiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mikibo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mikuva | 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 Mikiwa
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