Mketwa Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mketwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mketwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa941:576,35944,560
Zimbabwe551:280,69528,958
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
England21:27,859,030389,889

Mketwa (127) may also be a first name.

Mketwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mketwa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mketwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mketwa is the 1,391,595th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Mketwa live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mketwa is also the 825,494th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 127 people.

The surname Mketwa is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 576,359. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 57 percent live, Western Cape, where 15 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 35 percent live and New Zealand, where 4 percent live.

Mketwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mketwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.39% less than the national average, earning R 125,016 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkethwa9214/
Mkhetwa922/
Mkhethwa8698/
Mkatwa8369/
Mqetwa836/
Mketwe834/
Mkedwa834/
Mcetwa834/
Mkotwa831/
Mchetwa771/
Mkhatwa771/
Mkhathwa714/
Mkhithwa711/
Mcedwa673/
Mcatwa673/
Mqatwa671/
Mqothwa621/
Mqhatwa621/
Mcethua621/
Mcathwa621/
Mqhathwa575/
Mgqithwa571/

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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 Mketwa
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