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 occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkabwa? popularity and diffusion

Mkabwa is the 4,307,654th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. It 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.

The last name Mkabwa is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 2,886,244. In Kenya Mkabwa is most prevalent in: Nairobi County, where 56 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 25 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 6 percent reside. Beside Kenya Mkabwa occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 19 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Mkabwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly 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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