Mkwabu Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkwabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mkwabu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3031:174,72515,264
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mkwabu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkwabu is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkwabu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 885,573rd most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 23,972,191 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwabu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 303 people, or 1 in 174,725. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 99 percent live and Tabora Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkwebu832,045/
Mgwabu8313/
Mhkwebu771/
Mgbabu671,117/
Mqwebu6796/
Mgwebu6719/
Mgwavu671/
Mgbabou622/
Mgbabau621/
Mgbobu5043/
Mgbawu502/
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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 Mkwabu
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