Mkwenya Surname
Approximately 886 people bear this surname
Mkwenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 596 | 1:88,828 | 8,979 |
| Zimbabwe | 130 | 1:118,756 | 16,091 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| South Africa | 55 | 1:985,049 | 61,274 |
Mkwenya (18) may also be a first name.
Mkwenya Demographics
Average Mkwenya Salary in
South Africa
R 91,884
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mkwenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkwenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mkwenya is most common in Tanzania. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkwenya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 397,537th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 8,225,221 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwenya reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mkwenya is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 18 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 596 people, or 1 in 88,828. In Tanzania Mkwenya is primarily found in: Lindi Region, where 34 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 25 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 16 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent reside and Malawi, where 12 percent reside.
Mkwenya Last Name Statistics demography
Mkwenya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.33% less than the national average, earning R 91,884 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mgkwenya | 93 | 3 | / |
| Mnkwenya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mkwenyaa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mgwenya | 86 | 9,409 | / |
| Mqwenya | 86 | 19 | / |
| Mkwenha | 86 | 10 | / |
| Mkwenye | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mcwenya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mkwinya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mgwienya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mng'wenya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mingwenya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mkwinja | 71 | 549 | / |
| Mgwenye | 71 | 183 | / |
| Mgbenya | 71 | 103 | / |
| Mkwenje | 71 | 12 | / |
| Mgwanya | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mcwanya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mgwenyo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mgwonya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgwenja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mguenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mkwonye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mkwenge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mkwanye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgwinya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mingw'enya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgbeanya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mkwenya
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