Mkemwa Surname
Approximately 3,724 people bear this surname
Mkemwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,723 | 1:14,220 | 1,855 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mkemwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkemwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mkemwa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkemwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 122,698th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,956,914 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkemwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mkemwa is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,723 people, or 1 in 14,220. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Iringa Region, where 27 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 22 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Mkemwa
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