Mkwe Surname
Approximately 256 people bear this surname
Mkwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 200 | 1:264,708 | 21,070 |
| South Africa | 46 | 1:1,177,776 | 67,773 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Mkwe Demographics
Average Mkwe Salary in
South Africa
R 42,132
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mkwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mkwe is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mkwe is the 998,609th most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwe are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 200 people, or 1 in 264,708. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 60 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 32 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 5 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 18 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Mkwe Last Name Statistics demography
Mkwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.27% less than the national average, earning R 42,132 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkweu | 89 | 2,015 | / |
| Mkhwe | 89 | 131 | / |
| Mkwet | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mkw | 86 | 3 | / |
| Menkwe | 80 | 13 | / |
| Mqukwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| McKwee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mkwa | 75 | 115 | / |
| Mgwe | 75 | 26 | / |
| Mkue | 75 | 9 | / |
| Mkhw | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hmkw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mmkw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mkwy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mkwd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mckw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Menkweh | 73 | 56 | / |
| Minkwee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Minkwey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Minnkwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Menkwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkwai | 67 | 982 | / |
| Mkway | 67 | 192 | / |
| McWee | 67 | 175 | / |
| McKue | 67 | 71 | / |
| Mckwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mcweu | 67 | 6 | / |
| McWes | 67 | 4 | / |
| McCwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mkoue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkuet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| McGwe | 67 | 0 | / |
| McWie | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mkwe
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