Mkhwa Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

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

Mkhwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkhwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1371:395,45835,012
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Mkhwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkhwa is found most in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkhwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,484,726th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. The last name Mkhwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Mkhwa are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 395,458. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent reside, Gauteng, where 13 percent reside and Western Cape, where 13 percent reside. Not including South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 3 percent reside and Yemen, where 1 percent reside.

Mkhwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mkhwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.78% less than the national average, earning R 145,476 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhway911/
Mkwa89115/
Mkwai80982/
Mkway80192/
Mkhwe80131/
Mckwa807/
Mhwat804/
Mkwah802/
Mmkwa801/
Mkwahe73206/
Mkwaai7311/
Mkhweu735/
McKway732/
Mkhuoa731/
Mhwash731/
Mkbaha731/
Mqwa6764/
Mkwo678/
Mkba673/
Mhua671/
Mhba671/
Mkva671/

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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 Mkhwa
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