Mkwewa Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkwewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mkwewa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1931:274,30921,578
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mkwewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkwewa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkwewa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,210,518th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. Mkwewa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwewa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mkwewa is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 274,309. In Tanzania Mkwewa is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 64 percent reside, Pwani Region, where 33 percent reside and Pemba North Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Mkwewa occurs in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkwawa834,620/
Mkweba839/
Mgwewa835/
Mkweva831/
Mkhwiwa771/
Mkwaiwa771/
Mqweba67456/
Mkwava67168/
Mkwebo67130/
Mkwiva6794/
Mcweba6724/
Mkwebe673/
Mgwiwa671/
Mgwewe671/
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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 Mkwewa
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