Mkwantha Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mkwantha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkwantha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994

Mkwantha Last Name Facts

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

Mkwantha is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mkwantha click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkwantha? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mkwantha is the 1,380,086th most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwantha live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Without taking into account Malawi this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgwantha889/
Mkwanti8039/
Mkwonta803/
Mingkwanta789/
Mnkwanti752/
Mingkwuanta744/
Mkwonto671/
Mingkuanta671/
Mingquanta562/
Mgbonta5336/
Mgbante531/

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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 Mkwantha
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