Mkwavi Surname

253,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkwavi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mkwavi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,5541:34,0683,984
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mkwavi (58) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mkwavi Demographics

Mkwavi Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mkwavi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkwavi is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkwavi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 253,527th most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,674,500 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwavi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 58 people.

Mkwavi is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,554 people, or 1 in 34,068. In Tanzania Mkwavi is primarily found in: Geita Region, where 36 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 16 percent live and Singida Region, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Mkwavi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mkwavi last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkwawi831,406/
Mkwave831/
Mg'wavi771/
Mkwaiwa771/
Mkwawa674,620/
Mkwawe6717/
Mkuave677/
Mkwaby672/
Mqwabi671/
McWeave620/
Mcwabe5073/
Mgbave504/
Mqwabe503/
Mgwowi501/
McWaby500/
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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 Mkwavi
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