Mkolwe Surname
Approximately 1,989 people bear this surname
Mkolwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,931 | 1:27,417 | 3,302 |
| Kenya | 57 | 1:810,174 | 31,920 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mkolwe (10) may also be a first name.
Mkolwe Demographics
Mkolwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mkolwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkolwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mkolwe occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkolwe? popularity and diffusion
Mkolwe is the 208,031st most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,663,925 people. The last name Mkolwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkolwe are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.
Mkolwe is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,931 people, or 1 in 27,417. In Tanzania Mkolwe is most numerous in: Njombe Region, where 41 percent live, Iringa Region, where 16 percent live and Ruvuma Region, where 11 percent live. Besides Tanzania Mkolwe occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Mkolwe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Mkolwe last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Mkolwe
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