Mkwama Surname
Approximately 6,201 people bear this surname
Mkwama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6,197 | 1:8,543 | 1,128 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mkwama (17) may also be a first name.
Mkwama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkwama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mkwama is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkwama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 78,762nd most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,175,221 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwama live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held given name in the world. It is borne by 17 people.
It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 6,197 people, or 1 in 8,543. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Morogoro Region, where 24 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 15 percent live. Barring Tanzania Mkwama exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and Singapore, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mnkwama | 92 | 4 | / |
| Mkwamah | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mgwama | 83 | 309 | / |
| Mkwema | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mkwami | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mkwame | 83 | 2 | / |
| McWama | 83 | 0 | / |
| Mgcwama | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mgwasma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mgwami | 67 | 278 | / |
| Mqwema | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mgbama | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mgwema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgwame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mngwame | 62 | 5 | / |
| Mgbeama | 62 | 3 | / |
| McWamee | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mkwemou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mncwami | 62 | 1 | / |
| McWamer | 62 | 0 | / |
| Menguama | 57 | 1 | / |
| Minguama | 57 | 1 | / |
| M'Kwemou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mguhammad | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mgbamo | 50 | 263 | / |
| Mgbame | 50 | 206 | / |
| Mgboma | 50 | 53 | / |
| Mgbami | 50 | 16 | / |
| Mguame | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mgwomo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mguamy | 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 Mkwama
- 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