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 occurs most in South Africa. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkwana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mkwana is the 968,490th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 27,192,336 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mkwana live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 250 people, or 1 in 216,711. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 38 percent live, Limpopo, where 25 percent live and Gauteng, where 13 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 2 percent live and Malawi, where 1 percent live.

Mkwana Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mkwana surname is chiefly 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
  • 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 Mkwana
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