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 last name Mkawa is found most in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 296,403rd most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,662,429 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkawa live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used 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 live, Morogoro Region, where 19 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 18 percent live. Beside Tanzania it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 45 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
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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