Mkwembe Surname

793,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mkwembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkwembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Tanzania1401:378,15427,501
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mkwembe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkwembe occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkwembe? popularity and diffusion

Mkwembe is the 793,288th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwembe are found; 61 percent are found in Southern Africa and 61 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mkwembe is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Without taking into account Malawi this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 39 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Mkwembe Last Name Statistics demography

Mkwembe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.04% less than the national average, earning R 142,488 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkwembey931/
Mkwambe86673/
Mkwemba86664/
Mgwembe868/
Mgcwembe801/
Mkwambi71744/
Mgwambe71101/
Mqwambe7110/
Mkwemwa714/
Mkwimbi714/
Mkwimba713/
Mgwemba712/
Mkwaimba67157/
Mgwambi57121/
Mqwambi57106/
Mkuimba571/

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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 Mkwembe
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