Mkwawi Surname

275,902nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkwawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkwawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,3971:37,8974,368
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419

Mkwawi Last Name Facts

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

Mkwawi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mkwawi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkwawi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 275,902nd most common family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,183,176 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwawi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,397 people, or 1 in 37,897. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 85 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 7 percent are found and Singida Region, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Mkwawi Last Name Statistics demography

Mkwawi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.75% less than the national average, earning R 95,652 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkwawa834,620/
Mkwavi831,559/
Mkwawe8317/
Mkwaiwa771/
Mkwaby672/
Mkwave671/
Mgwowi671/
Mqwabi671/
Mg'wavi621/
Mgbaawii572/
Mcwabe5073/
Mkuave507/
Mqwabe503/
Mgbawe501/
Mgwewe501/
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 Mkwawi
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