Mkowa Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mkowa Surname Definition:

Mkowa is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: nation.

Mkowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mkowa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mkowa is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: nation.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mkowa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkowa is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkowa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 948,111th most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. The last name Mkowa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkowa are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 235 people, or 1 in 72,847. Not including Malawi it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.

Mkowa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mkowa surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekowa9184/
McKowa913/
Mkojwa912/
Mikowa912/
Mekpowa838/
Mkhoywa836/
Maikowa835/
Mkhojwa832/
Mkhohwa832/
Mkawa801,287/
Mkova80761/
Mgowa8099/
Mxowa803/
Mkowo802/
McKow802/
Mqowa801/
Mkovw801/
Mikova735,144/
Mykova73192/
Mekova7365/
McOwat7359/
Mkhova7315/
Mkoswo7312/
McGowa734/
Mkaswa732/
McKoww732/
Mkawai731/
Mxhowa731/
Mkobah731/
Mkawat731/
Migowa731/
Mkawap731/
Mkhowo731/
Mkovga731/
McKoow730/
Maykova673,349/
Mykhova67931/
Mekhova67682/
Mkav67446/
Maikova67379/
Mikhova67312/
Mickova67185/
McCowat67107/
Majkova6747/
Mihkova6716/
Mikkova6712/
Meykova677/
Meikova677/
Maigowa675/
Meckova674/
Mkachwa674/
Mehkova674/
McGowna674/
Moykova673/
Muykova672/
Megkova672/
Mygkova672/
McGoway672/
Mojkova672/
Migkova671/
McGowaa671/
Mikcova671/
Moikova671/
Mekkova671/
Mkhaswa671/
Mkof671/
McGowah671/
McCowna670/
McOw670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mkowa
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