Mkwashu Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkwashu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkwashu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

Mkwashu Last Name Facts

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

Mkwashu is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkwashu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mkwashu is the 5,213,395th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwashu reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mkwashu is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kagera Region, where 90 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 29 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhwashu9352/
Mkwasu924/
Mkwachu86620/
Mqwashu8686/
Mgwashu867/
Mgqwashu8090/
Mnqwashu803/
Mggwashu801/
Mngwashu801/
Mqgwashu801/
Mgcwashu801/
Mkwesu771/
Mngqwashu7515/
Mgqwatshu752/
Mqweshu711/
Mgqwasu711/
McWaisus670/

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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 Mkwashu
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