Mkwabi Surname
Approximately 795 people bear this surname
Mkwabi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 794 | 1:66,677 | 7,035 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
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
The surname Mkwabi is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkwabi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 432,755th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 9,166,724 people. Mkwabi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwabi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mkwabi is also the 797,647th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 135 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 794 people, or 1 in 66,677. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Tabora Region, where 24 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 21 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent reside. Besides Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkhwabi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mgwabi | 83 | 1,025 | / |
| Mkwebi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mkwaba | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mkwaby | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mkwabe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mqwabi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mngwabi | 77 | 176 | / |
| Mncwabi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mnqwabi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mnkwabe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mkwaiba | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Ngwabi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgwaba | 67 | 3,157 | / |
| Mgwebi | 67 | 1,946 | / |
| Mgwabe | 67 | 77 | / |
| Mcwabe | 67 | 73 | / |
| Mqwebi | 67 | 40 | / |
| Mkwebe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mqwabe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mkwave | 67 | 1 | / |
| McWaby | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mgcwaba | 62 | 474 | / |
| Mngwabe | 62 | 39 | / |
| Mgcwabe | 62 | 9 | / |
| Mgqwaba | 62 | 4 | / |
| Mmcwabe | 62 | 3 | / |
| Mmgwaba | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mhcwabe | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mcwaiba | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mnqwabe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mg'wavi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mgbabyi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mmgwabe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mngcwabe | 57 | 15 | / |
| Mgbobi | 50 | 34 | / |
| Mgwebe | 50 | 6 | / |
| Mgbabe | 50 | 5 | / |
| Mqwebe | 50 | 1 | / |
| McWebe | 50 | 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 Mkwabi
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