Mkawa Surname
Approximately 1,287 people bear this surname
Mkawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 703 | 1:75,308 | 7,830 |
| Malawi | 575 | 1:29,772 | 4,476 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Mkawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mkawa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Mkawa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 296,403rd most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,662,429 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkawa live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 703 people, or 1 in 75,308. In Tanzania Mkawa is primarily concentrated in: Pwani Region, where 40 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 19 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 18 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 45 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkajwa | 91 | 16 | / |
| Mkaswa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mkawai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mkawat | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mkawap | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mkhajwa | 83 | 33 | / |
| Mkachwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mkhaswa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mkaiwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mkawe | 80 | 1,035 | / |
| Mkawy | 80 | 338 | / |
| Mkowa | 80 | 276 | / |
| Mkewa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mkawi | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mkava | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mqawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mkawo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mkhachwa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mckkaway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mkavga | 73 | 583 | / |
| Mkaave | 73 | 103 | / |
| McKaba | 73 | 63 | / |
| McAway | 73 | 27 | / |
| McKowa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mkkawi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mkojwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mkaweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkhawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mgqawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkajua | 73 | 1 | / |
| McKawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkhawo | 73 | 1 | / |
| McKawy | 73 | 1 | / |
| McKawi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mqaswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| McKewa | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mkhayshwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mkaavga | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mkhoywa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mkkawii | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mmkaave | 67 | 4 | / |
| McGaway | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mkhohwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkhojwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkhabah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mqawash | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Khaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| McKeava | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mkawa
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