Mkweta Surname

443,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 771 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mkweta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkweta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3481:152,13113,783
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
South Africa1581:342,89731,680
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Mkweta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkweta has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkweta? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mkweta is the 443,157th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 9,452,070 people. The last name Mkweta is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkweta reside; 55 percent reside in Southern Africa and 55 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 348 people, or 1 in 152,131. In Tanzania Mkweta is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 43 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 28 percent reside and Njombe Region, where 27 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 34 percent reside and South Africa, where 20 percent reside.

Mkweta Last Name Statistics demography

Mkweta earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.39% less than the national average, earning R 72,744 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkwetha9243/
Mkhweta9227/
Mkhwetha8643/
Minkweta861/
Mkwata83497/
Mkwita83118/
Mkweto8326/
Mkwete8321/
Mgweta839/
Mkweti836/
Mcweta834/
Mk'hwetha802/
Mgwetha77112/
Mngweta772/
Mgqweta771/
Mcwetha771/
Mqwetha771/
Mgqwetha7116/
Mengweta711/
Minkwete711/
Mkwiti67135/
Mkwato6791/
Mgwata6731/
Mgwete6713/
Mgbeta677/
Mgueta676/
Mqweto675/
Mqwete672/
McWety672/
Mcweto671/
Mqwita671/

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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 Mkweta
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