Mkweso Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkweso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkweso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3511:150,83113,693
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mkweso Last Name Facts

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

Mkweso occurs most in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkweso? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 760,012th most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 19,381,771 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkweso live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 351 people, or 1 in 150,831. In Tanzania Mkweso is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 43 percent are found, Tanga Region, where 34 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Mkweso exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 5 percent are found and Malawi, where 1 percent are found.

Mkweso Last Name Statistics demography

Mkweso earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 93.45% less than the national average, earning R 15,564 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkwesso922/
Mkwetsho861/
Mkwaso83341/
Mkwesa836/
Mkweco834/
Mkwezo832/
Mkwesha77206/
Mkhwesa771/
M'Kwesha7115/
Mkweza672,896/
Mgwesa67459/
Mkwasa6799/
Mkwisa6720/
Mqwaso677/
Mkweja675/
Mgwejo672/
Mgwexo671/
Mgwaso671/
Mgwezo671/

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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 Mkweso
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