Minkwe Surname

448,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Gabon
Highest density in:
Gabon

Minkwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minkwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Gabon7581:2,492431
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Minkwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Minkwe occurs in Gabon more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Minkwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Minkwe? popularity and diffusion

Minkwe is the 448,102nd most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 9,588,876 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Minkwe reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 100 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Gabon, where it is borne by 758 people, or 1 in 2,492. Other than Gabon this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minkwee921/
Minkwey921/
Minnkwe921/
Minkue832,363/
Mingwe83319/
Menkwe8313/
Minkwa832/
Mimkwe831/
Mingkw831/
Mnkw801/
Menkweh7756/
Mienkwa7742/
Mingwei7727/
Minkuie772/
Mingkhw771/
Minkueh771/
Mingweh771/
Menkwei771/
Mngwe73407/
Mnkwh731/
Minkouet712/
Minkouer711/
Minkoueh711/
Mingkway711/
Mingue67473/
Minque67368/
Mengwe67283/
Mingwa67132/
Mingbe6797/
Menkue6785/
Minkui6726/
Menkwi6715/
Mngwer6713/
Menkwa674/
Mingkhway674/
Mngcwe671/
Memkwe671/
Mmngwe671/
Mingwi671/
Mngweu671/

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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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