Mkamwa Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mkamwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkamwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mkamwa Last Name Facts

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

Mkamwa is most common in Tanzania. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mkamwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkamwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,034,050th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Mkamwa reside; 54 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mkamwa is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 4,411,801. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Pwani Region, where 33 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 8 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Mkamwa is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 38 percent are found and Italy, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkomwa836,092/
Mkemwa833,724/
Mkanwa83735/
Mkamva834/
Mkaimba77314/
Mkaumba77156/
Mhkamba771/
Mkambaâ771/
M'Camwa771/
Mkemwaa771/
Mkahamba719/
Mcamba67222/
Mqamba6725/
Mkamui672/
Mkonwa672/

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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
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  • 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 Mkamwa
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