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 surname Mikiwa is most common in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mikiwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mikiwa? popularity and diffusion
Mikiwa is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Mikiwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Mikiwa reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe Mikiwa is primarily found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 86 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 21 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.
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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