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 last name Mkwene occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkwene? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,806,862nd most widely held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwene reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mkwene is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 519,035. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Ruvuma Region, where 99 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
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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