Mkiwa Surname
Approximately 2,136 people bear this surname
Mkiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,617 | 1:32,741 | 3,851 |
| Kenya | 457 | 1:101,050 | 8,825 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 1:571,787 | 44,609 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Mkiwa (1,446) may also be a first name.
Mkiwa Demographics
Mkiwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mkiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mkiwa is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mkiwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkiwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 196,264th most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,411,772 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkiwa are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mkiwa is also the 205,196th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 1,446 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,617 people, or 1 in 32,741. In Tanzania Mkiwa is most prevalent in: Iringa Region, where 29 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 21 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 21 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Mkiwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Mkiwa surname is chiefly Christian (94%) in Kenya.
Mkiwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 90.05% less than the national average, earning R 23,652 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkhiwa | 91 | 20 | / |
| Mckiwa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mkaiwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mkiva | 80 | 2,102 | / |
| Mkuwa | 80 | 1,782 | / |
| Mkewa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mqiwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mkiwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mkiwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mkhiva | 73 | 108 | / |
| Mkajwa | 73 | 16 | / |
| Mkhuwa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Mgciwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mkhiwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mkojwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mkibah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mqciwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkiwoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| McKewa | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mkhajwa | 67 | 33 | / |
| Mchihwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mkhoywa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mchiwau | 67 | 4 | / |
| McKivat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mgcihwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkhojwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkkewad | 67 | 1 | / |
| McKieva | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mkiwa
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