Mkhwani Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

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

Mkhwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkhwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2251:240,79024,675
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mkhwani Last Name Facts

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

Mkhwani is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mkhwani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkhwani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,088,856th most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. The last name Mkhwani is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkhwani reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 225 people, or 1 in 240,790. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 68 percent are found, Free State, where 12 percent are found and Gauteng, where 12 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Malawi, where 0 percent are found.

Mkhwani Last Name Statistics demography

Mkhwani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.2% less than the national average, earning R 89,832 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhwangi939/
Mkhwanai931/
Mkwani92353/
Mhwani921/
Mkhwane861,141/
Mkhwana8696/
Mkhweni863/
Mqhwani861/
Mchwani861/
Mhwanyi861/
Mkwane77838/
Mhwane771/
Mcwani771/
Mkbani771/
Mkwanje719/
Mkhuane715/
Mchwana713/
Mqhwane711/
Mkhwene711/
Mchuani711/
McHwaine671/

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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
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  • 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 Mkhwani
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