Mkabwa Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mkabwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mkabwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya161:2,886,24437,784
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mkabwa Demographics

Mkabwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mkabwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkabwa is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkabwa? popularity and diffusion

Mkabwa is the 4,307,654th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkabwa reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 2,886,244. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 56 percent live, Kakamega County, where 25 percent live and Mombasa County, where 6 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 19 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.

Mkabwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkapwa8387/
Mkabwi831/
Mkobwe67184/
Mkavua672/
Mkabue671/
Mkovwa671/
Mcabuat621/
McKabbe620/
McAbbe505/
Mkopwe504/
Mkobua501/
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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 Mkabwa
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