Mkweka Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mkweka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mkweka 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
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mkweka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkweka is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkweka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Mkweka is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkweka are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Without taking into account Malawi this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 20 percent are found.

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
Mkwekea92121/
Mkwaka8310/
Mqweka831/
McKwicka710/
Mkwaqa67152/
Mqwaka6751/
Mkweco674/
Mgweko672/
Mkweqe672/
Mgwaka671/
Mgweqa671/
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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 Mkweka
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