Mkiwane Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

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

Mkiwane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkiwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1041:520,93941,780
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mkiwane Last Name Facts

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

Mkiwane occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkiwane? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mkiwane is the 1,544,715th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mkiwane reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 520,939. In South Africa Mkiwane is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 66 percent reside, Gauteng, where 18 percent reside and Western Cape, where 8 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 22 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Mkiwane Last Name Statistics demography

Mkiwane earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.01% less than the national average, earning R 216,228 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhiwane93112/
Mkuwane8623/
Mkiwani8614/
Mkewane867/
Mkiwana862/
McKiwan860/
Mkhuwane8038/
McIwaine8013/
Mkhiwana801/
Mchiwane801/
Mkhiwani801/
McIwan770/
McEIwaine750/
McKiban718/
McIwain717/
Mkewana713/
Mkuwani712/
McKiwon711/
Mkewene711/
McIwean710/
McKivan710/
Mgqibane67346/
Mkhuwani6717/
Mkhebane6714/
Mkhewana676/
McEiwain675/
Mcewaney672/
McKewean671/
McKivain670/
McIvaney670/
McEwaine670/
McIvaine670/
McKewone670/

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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 Mkiwane
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