Mkwai Surname
Approximately 982 people bear this surname
Mkwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 911 | 1:58,114 | 6,290 |
| South Africa | 64 | 1:846,527 | 56,162 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mkwai Demographics
Average Mkwai Salary in
South Africa
R 269,856
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mkwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mkwai is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkwai? popularity and diffusion
Mkwai is the 366,882nd most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,421,126 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwai live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mkwai is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 911 people, or 1 in 58,114. In Tanzania Mkwai is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 91 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent live and Manyara Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Tanzania Mkwai is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 7 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
Mkwai Last Name Statistics demography
Mkwai earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.56% more than the national average, earning R 269,856 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkwayi | 91 | 1,413 | / |
| Mkwaai | 91 | 11 | / |
| Mkwaji | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mkwaiy | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mkwa | 89 | 115 | / |
| Mkhwayi | 83 | 222 | / |
| Mnkwayi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mkway | 80 | 192 | / |
| Mkhwa | 80 | 142 | / |
| Mkwae | 80 | 15 | / |
| Mckwa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mgwai | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mkwah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mmkwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mkwap | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mkwayu | 73 | 1,114 | / |
| Mkwaya | 73 | 831 | / |
| Mgwayi | 73 | 530 | / |
| Mghwai | 73 | 522 | / |
| Mkweji | 73 | 366 | / |
| Mkwahe | 73 | 206 | / |
| Mkweha | 73 | 199 | / |
| Mqwayi | 73 | 134 | / |
| Mkweya | 73 | 121 | / |
| McWaid | 73 | 71 | / |
| Mkwiji | 73 | 62 | / |
| Mkwaju | 73 | 24 | / |
| Mkwawe | 73 | 17 | / |
| Menkwi | 73 | 15 | / |
| Mkwaha | 73 | 13 | / |
| Mcwayi | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mkwaye | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mkweja | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mkwiyo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mkwayo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Menkwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Minkwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mgwaji | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mkweyi | 73 | 2 | / |
| McKway | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mkhway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkwaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkwaje | 73 | 1 | / |
| McWait | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkwe | 67 | 256 | / |
| Mqwa | 67 | 64 | / |
| Mqhwayi | 67 | 55 | / |
| Mkua | 67 | 50 | / |
| Mkhwiyo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mgwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mqwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mkui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Meenkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mngwayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgcwayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkhweya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Menkwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| McKwich | 67 | 0 | / |
| McWaitt | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mkwai
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