Mkwaso Surname

816,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mkwaso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkwaso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mkwaso Last Name Facts

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

Mkwaso is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkwaso? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 816,514th most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 21,371,102 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwaso are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mkwaso is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Other than Malawi this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkweso83376/
Mkwasa8399/
Mqwaso837/
Mgwaso831/
Mqwasho7721/
M'Kwasa776/
Mkwesso772/
Mkhwasa771/
Mkwasha771/
Mgwatso771/
Mgqwasho7122/
Mgwatsho711/
Mingwaso711/
Mkweza672,896/
Mgwasa67450/
Mgwazo67109/
Mkwesa676/
Mgcwatsho674/
Mngqwasho672/
Mkwezo672/
Mkwaza672/
Mqwasa671/

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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 Mkwaso
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