Mkweu Surname

205,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,015 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mkweu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkweu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,0131:8,5041,304
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mkweu Last Name Facts

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

Mkweu occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkweu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 205,808th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,616,648 people. The last name Mkweu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkweu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,013 people, or 1 in 8,504. Other than Malawi Mkweu occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhweu915/
Mkwe89256/
Mkwae8015/
Mcweu806/
Mkwoe801/
Mkwuo801/
Mkwet801/
Mkwayu731,114/
Mkweji73366/
Mkwahe73206/
Mkweha73199/
Mkweya73121/
Mkwaju7324/
Mkwawe7317/
Menkwe7313/
Mkwaye738/
Mkwuei736/
Mkweja735/
Mkweye734/
Mqukwe732/
Mkweyi732/
Mngweu731/
Mkwaje731/
McKwee731/
Mkwa67115/
Menkweh6756/
Mkua6750/
Mgwe6726/
Mgwu6723/
Mkue679/
Mkwo678/
Mngweyu674/
Mkui674/
Mkuo672/
Minnkwe671/
Minkwey671/
Menkwei671/
Mkhweya671/
Mkwy671/
Mcwu671/
Minkwee671/

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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 Mkweu
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