Mkwangwanya Surname
Approximately 1,060 people bear this surname
Mkwangwanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,046 | 1:16,366 | 2,570 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mkwangwanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkwangwanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mkwangwanya is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkwangwanya? popularity and diffusion
Mkwangwanya is the 345,372nd most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 6,875,043 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwangwanya reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 1,046 people, or 1 in 16,366. Aside from Malawi Mkwangwanya exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
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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
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