Mkwa Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Mkwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 96 | 1:564,351 | 43,987 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mkwa Demographics
Average Mkwa Salary in
South Africa
R 47,028
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mkwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mkwa occurs most in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,701,480th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mkwa reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Mkwa is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 564,351. In South Africa Mkwa is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 77 percent live, Western Cape, where 10 percent live and Gauteng, where 7 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 10 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
Mkwa Last Name Statistics demography
Mkwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.21% less than the national average, earning R 47,028 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkwai | 89 | 982 | / |
| Mkway | 89 | 192 | / |
| Mkhwa | 89 | 142 | / |
| Mckwa | 89 | 7 | / |
| Mkwah | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mkwap | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mmkwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mkwahe | 80 | 206 | / |
| Mkwaha | 80 | 13 | / |
| Mkwaai | 80 | 11 | / |
| Menkwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Minkwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| McKway | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mkhway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mkwe | 75 | 256 | / |
| Mqwa | 75 | 64 | / |
| Mkua | 75 | 50 | / |
| Mkwo | 75 | 8 | / |
| Mgwa | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mkwy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meenkwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkweu | 67 | 2,015 | / |
| McWha | 67 | 450 | / |
| McWay | 67 | 243 | / |
| Mgwai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mgwas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mkuha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mingkway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mghwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmgwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkwuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkwet | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mkwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis