Mkholwa Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mkholwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkholwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa651:833,50355,653

Mkholwa Last Name Facts

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

Mkholwa is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mkholwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkholwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mkholwa is the 2,372,517th most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkholwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 833,503. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 48 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 32 percent reside and Gauteng, where 15 percent reside.

Mkholwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mkholwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.45% less than the national average, earning R 34,572 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhohlwa93269/
Mkolwa926/
Mholwa921/
Mkohlwa86108/
Mkhelwa864/
Mkhalwa861/
Mkahlwa861/
Mhotelwa80302/
Mkhuhlwa807/
Mkhahlwa801/
Mkolwe771,989/
Mhalwa77308/
Mqolwa7710/
Mkulwa775/
Mkolwi774/
Mkalwa771/
Mkolua771/
Mqhulwa719/
Mhahlwa711/
Mgcolwa711/
Mgqolwa711/
Mchalwat678/
Mkasilwa674/
Mkatilwa674/

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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 Mkholwa
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