Mkwasi Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mkwasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkwasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1291:419,98236,405
Tanzania1081:490,20032,950
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605

Mkwasi (49) may also be a first name.

Mkwasi Last Name Facts

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

Mkwasi is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkwasi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 980,795th most frequent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwasi are found; 59 percent are found in Southern Africa and 59 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mkwasi is also the 1,430,306th most commonly held forename globally. It is borne by 49 people.

The last name Mkwasi is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 129 people, or 1 in 419,982. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 74 percent live, Western Cape, where 16 percent live and Gauteng, where 9 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 41 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent live.

Mkwasi Last Name Statistics demography

Mkwasi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.59% less than the national average, earning R 69,900 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkwashi92117/
Mkhwasi921/
M'Kwashi8633/
Mkhwashi861/
Mgwasi83198/
Mkwasa8399/
Mkwazi8336/
Mqwasi8331/
Mkwesi838/
Mkwase832/
McKwashie801/
Mqwashi7711/
Mkwazhi779/
Mkweshi779/
Mgqwasi778/
M'Kwasa776/
Mnqwasi776/
Mkwachi773/
Mkwaazi773/
Mkwasha771/
Mqwatsi771/
Mgqwashi7127/
Mkwahazi714/
Mgwasa67450/
Mkwese67214/
Mgwazi67155/
Mqwazi6755/
Mquasi677/
Mgwesi677/
Mkwezi673/
Mcwase672/
Mkwaza672/
Mgwaji672/
Mqwasa671/
Mgbasi671/
Mkwaje671/
Mqwesi671/

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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 Mkwasi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis