Mkwene Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Mkwene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 102 | 1:519,035 | 34,109 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Mkwene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkwene Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mkwene is most common in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkwene? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mkwene is the 1,806,862nd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwene live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 519,035. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Ruvuma Region, where 99 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkwenje | 92 | 12 | / |
| Mkhwene | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mkwenge | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mkwen | 91 | 36 | / |
| Minkwene | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mkwena | 83 | 991 | / |
| Mkwane | 83 | 838 | / |
| Mkweni | 83 | 11 | / |
| McKwen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mckweeney | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mgwenje | 77 | 131 | / |
| McWenie | 77 | 16 | / |
| Mkwenha | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mckwena | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mkhweni | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mgwenge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mkwenyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mnqwene | 77 | 1 | / |
| McWeene | 77 | 0 | / |
| McWeine | 77 | 0 | / |
| McKuene | 77 | 0 | / |
| McWeenie | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mqukweni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mengwene | 71 | 1 | / |
| McWheney | 71 | 0 | / |
| McWheyne | 71 | 0 | / |
| McWenney | 71 | 0 | / |
| McWeaney | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mgwena | 67 | 514 | / |
| Mkwani | 67 | 353 | / |
| Mkwini | 67 | 264 | / |
| Mgwane | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mgweni | 67 | 17 | / |
| McWean | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mqwane | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mcwena | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mqweni | 67 | 3 | / |
| McWheeney | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mqwena | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mgbene | 67 | 1 | / |
| McWine | 67 | 1 | / |
| McCwen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mguene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkwain | 67 | 1 | / |
| McWhenney | 67 | 0 | / |
| McWhennie | 67 | 0 | / |
| McWenn | 67 | 0 | / |
| McWheenie | 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 Mkwene
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