Mikwa Surname
Approximately 445 people bear this surname
Mikwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 239 | 1:193,221 | 14,280 |
| DR Congo | 171 | 1:432,044 | 35,878 |
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mikwa (24) may also be a first name.
Mikwa Demographics
Mikwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mikwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mikwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mikwa is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mikwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 671,677th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,376,508 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mikwa reside; 55 percent reside in East Africa and 44 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mikwa is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 24 people.
It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 193,221. In Kenya Mikwa is mostly concentrated in: Migori County, where 64 percent are found, Meru County, where 30 percent are found and Homa Bay County, where 2 percent are found. Besides Kenya it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 38 percent are found and Cameroon, where 6 percent are found.
Mikwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Mikwa surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Mikwa
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