Mkwashi Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Mkwashi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 80 | 1:192,978 | 22,657 |
| Zambia | 34 | 1:466,174 | 21,520 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Mkwashi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkwashi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mkwashi is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkwashi? popularity and diffusion
Mkwashi is the 1,683,218th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mkwashi live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 192,978. In Zimbabwe Mkwashi is mostly concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 55 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 21 percent live and Bulawayo Province, where 13 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe Mkwashi occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 29 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| M'Kwashi | 93 | 33 | / |
| Mkhwashi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mkwasi | 92 | 263 | / |
| McKwashie | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mqwashi | 86 | 11 | / |
| Mkweshi | 86 | 9 | / |
| Mkwachi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mkhwasi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mkwasha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mgqwashi | 80 | 27 | / |
| Mkwahazi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mgwasi | 77 | 198 | / |
| Mkwasa | 77 | 99 | / |
| Mqwasi | 77 | 31 | / |
| Mkwesi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mkwase | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mgqwasi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mnqwasi | 71 | 6 | / |
| M'Kwasa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mkwaazi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mkweshe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mqweshi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mqwashe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mqwatsi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mncwashe | 67 | 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 Mkwashi
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