Minkwe Surname
Approximately 760 people bear this surname
Minkwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabon | 758 | 1:2,492 | 431 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Minkwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Minkwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Minkwe has its highest incidence in Gabon. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Minkwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Minkwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 448,102nd most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 9,588,876 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Minkwe live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Gabon, where it is borne by 758 people, or 1 in 2,492. Excluding Gabon Minkwe occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minkwee | 92 | 1 | / |
| Minkwey | 92 | 1 | / |
| Minnkwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Minkue | 83 | 2,363 | / |
| Mingwe | 83 | 319 | / |
| Menkwe | 83 | 13 | / |
| Minkwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mimkwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mingkw | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mnkw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Menkweh | 77 | 56 | / |
| Mienkwa | 77 | 42 | / |
| Mingwei | 77 | 27 | / |
| Minkuie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mingkhw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Minkueh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mingweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Menkwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mngwe | 73 | 407 | / |
| Mnkwh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Minkouet | 71 | 2 | / |
| Minkouer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Minkoueh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mingkway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mingue | 67 | 473 | / |
| Minque | 67 | 368 | / |
| Mengwe | 67 | 283 | / |
| Mingwa | 67 | 132 | / |
| Mingbe | 67 | 97 | / |
| Menkue | 67 | 85 | / |
| Minkui | 67 | 26 | / |
| Menkwi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mngwer | 67 | 13 | / |
| Menkwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mingkhway | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mngcwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Memkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmngwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mingwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mngweu | 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 Minkwe
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