Mkwana Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mkwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2501:216,71122,792
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mkwana Last Name Facts

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

Mkwana is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkwana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mkwana is the 968,490th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 27,192,336 people. Mkwana is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mkwana are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mkwana is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 250 people, or 1 in 216,711. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 38 percent reside, Limpopo, where 25 percent reside and Gauteng, where 13 percent reside. Besides South Africa Mkwana occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 2 percent reside and Malawi, where 1 percent reside.

Mkwana Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mkwana last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mkwana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.02% less than the national average, earning R 73,620 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkwanga92259/
Mkhwana9296/
Mkwanaz929/
Mkgwana922/
Mckwana921/
Mkcwanga861/
Mkhwanau861/
Mkhwanai861/
Mkhwanah861/
Mqukwana861/
Mkwena83991/
Mkwane83838/
Mkwani83353/
Mgwana8316/
Mcwanga7717/
Mkwanje779/
Mqwanga779/
Mckwena776/
Mncwana775/
Mnkwani774/
Mkwanie771/
Mgqwana771/
Mkwoena771/
Mkwangi771/
Mnqwana771/
Mquqwana71129/
Mingwana711/
Mquhwana711/
Mqugwana711/
McWhanna710/
Mgwena67514/
Mgwane6721/
Mqwane678/
Mkuane677/
Mgbana675/
Mgwani674/
Mcwena673/
Mqwena672/
Meengwana671/
Mgvana671/
Mgwano671/
Mgingwana671/
Mcwani671/

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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 Mkwana
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