Mkweshi Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mkweshi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkweshi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Mkweshi Last Name Facts

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

Mkweshi is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkweshi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Mkweshi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkweshi reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mkweshi is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe Mkweshi is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 86 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe it exists in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkwesi928/
Mkwesha86206/
Mkwashi86117/
Mkweshe863/
Mqweshi862/
Mkwishi861/
M'Kwashi8033/
M'Kwesha8015/
Mkgwetsi808/
Mqhweshi804/
Mkwitshi803/
Mqwetshi801/
Mkwetshe801/
Mkwasi77263/
Mkwese77214/
Mgwesi777/
Mkwesa776/
Mqwesi771/
McKwashie751/
Mkwichi71994/
Mgweshe71184/
Mgwesha7114/
Mqwashi7111/
Mqwishi7110/
Mkwitsi711/
Mqweshe711/
Mgqwashi6727/
Mqhwishi673/
Mgwitshi672/
Menkwisi671/

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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
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  • 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 Mkweshi
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