Mkiwa Surname

196,264th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,6171:32,7413,851
Kenya4571:101,0508,825
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Mkiwa (1,446) may also be a first name.

Mkiwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkiwa is found most in Tanzania. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkiwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 196,264th most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,411,772 people. The last name Mkiwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkiwa live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mkiwa is also the 205,196th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 1,446 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,617 people, or 1 in 32,741. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Iringa Region, where 29 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 21 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 21 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Mkiwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mkiwa surname is primarily 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhiwa9120/
Mckiwa914/
Mkaiwai831/
Mkiva802,102/
Mkuwa801,782/
Mkewa8010/
Mqiwa801/
Mkiwe801/
Mkiwi801/
Mkhiva73108/
Mkajwa7316/
Mkhuwa7313/
Mgciwa739/
Mkhiwe732/
Mkojwa732/
Mkibah731/
Mqciwa731/
Mkiwoo731/
McKewa730/
Mkhajwa6733/
Mchihwa677/
Mkhoywa676/
Mchiwau674/
McKivat674/
Mgcihwa672/
Mkhojwa672/
Mkkewad671/
McKieva670/

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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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