Mkwawe Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkwawe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkwawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania161:3,308,85150,463
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mkwawe Last Name Facts

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

Mkwawe is found most in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkwawe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mkwawe is the 4,772,636th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Mkwawe are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mkwawe is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 3,308,851. In Tanzania Mkwawe is most frequent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 56 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 6 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Mkwae9115/
Mkwawa834,620/
Mkwawi831,406/
Mkwaye838/
Mkwave831/
Mkwaje831/
Mkwaiwa771/
Mkweu732,015/
Mkwai73982/
Mkway73192/
Mkwoe731/
Mkwavi671,559/
Mkwayi671,413/
Mkwayu671,114/
Mkwaya67831/
Mkweji67366/
Mkweha67199/
Mkweya67121/
Mcwabe6773/
McWhae6732/
Mkwaju6724/
McWhaw6720/
Mkwaai6711/
Mkuave677/
Mkwuei676/
Mkhweu675/
Mkweja675/
Mkweye674/
Mkwayo674/
Mqwabe673/
Mkwaby672/
McKway672/
Mkwaji672/
Mghwae672/
Mkweyi672/
Mkwaiy671/
Mkwaja671/
McKwee671/
Mgbawe671/
Mngwehawe671/
Mgwaye671/
Mkhway671/
McWuaw670/

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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 Mkwawe
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