Mikwa Surname

671,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mikwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mikwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2391:193,22114,280
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mikwa (24) may also be a first name.

Mikwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mikwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mikwa occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mikwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mikwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 671,677th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 16,376,508 people. The surname Mikwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mikwa live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mikwa is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 24 people.

The last name Mikwa is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 193,221. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Migori County, where 64 percent live, Meru County, where 30 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 2 percent live. Barring Kenya Mikwa exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 38 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.

Mikwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mikwa last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maikwa9118/
Muikwa912/
Moikwa911/
Mgikwa911/
Maikwai8374/
Maikewa8328/
Maikwad832/
Maikwau831/
Maikway831/
Mmaikwa831/
Mikwaha831/
Mikwaja831/
Mikhwah831/
Mhiekwa831/
M'Mikwa831/
Mukwa802,921/
Mekwa801,263/
Migwa8048/
Mikwe8046/
Mikua8019/
Mikwi808/
Mykwa804/
Mikwo801/
Micwa801/
Maikhwai774/
Muikwaya771/
Mmekwa731,358/
Maigwa73982/
Mukwai73198/
Mekwai73141/
Mhekwa73105/
Mhikwi7371/
Mekwat7365/
Mekgwa7344/
Mikweh7321/
Miekwe7317/
Muigwa7316/
Mikvah7315/
Mmikwe7315/
Mukwah7313/
Maikua7311/
Meikwe7311/
Mekwad7311/
Mizcwa7310/
Mhukwa738/
Mmigwa736/
Maikwo735/
Mikwee735/
Mikuad732/
Mukwau732/
Mekhwa732/
Mmukwa731/
Muukwa731/
Maiqwa731/
Meykwa731/
Migwaj731/
Mgekwa731/
Mgicwa731/
Mikuah731/
Mukwaa731/
Mikwey731/
Mikwep731/
Miekwi731/
Mijgwa731/
Meakwa731/
Maikwe731/
Mukway731/
Meskwa731/
Maikuea67156/
Mickwee6759/
Muckway6741/
Maikewo6715/
Miskuat6711/
Maikuha6710/
Meakwai675/
Migwaya675/
Mickwausch673/
Meekway672/
Mukwaai672/
Mekwaya672/
Maikuae671/
Mekkway671/
Mekwhai671/
Mmekwoa671/
Mheukwa671/
Maikwoi671/
Mmeikwe671/
Maaikwe671/
M'Mekwa671/
Maikwis671/
Miekwue671/
Mikweph671/
Meckway670/

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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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