Mkwabi Surname

432,755th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 795 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkwabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkwabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7941:66,6777,035
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mkwabi (135) may also be a first name.

Mkwabi Last Name Facts

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

Mkwabi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mkwabi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkwabi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mkwabi is the 432,755th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 9,166,724 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwabi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 797,647th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 135 people.

The last name Mkwabi is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 794 people, or 1 in 66,677. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Tabora Region, where 24 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 21 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Mkwabi occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhwabi921/
Mgwabi831,025/
Mkwebi834/
Mkwaba833/
Mkwaby832/
Mkwabe831/
Mqwabi831/
Mngwabi77176/
Mncwabi776/
Mnqwabi772/
Mnkwabe771/
Mkwaiba771/
M'Ngwabi711/
Mgwaba673,157/
Mgwebi671,946/
Mgwabe6777/
Mcwabe6773/
Mqwebi6740/
Mkwebe673/
Mqwabe673/
Mkwave671/
McWaby670/
Mgcwaba62474/
Mngwabe6239/
Mgcwabe629/
Mgqwaba624/
Mmcwabe623/
Mmgwaba622/
Mhcwabe622/
Mcwaiba622/
Mnqwabe621/
Mg'wavi621/
Mgbabyi621/
Mmgwabe621/
Mngcwabe5715/
Mgbobi5034/
Mgwebe506/
Mgbabe505/
Mqwebe501/
McWebe501/

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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
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  • 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 Mkwabi
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