Mmekwa Surname

283,643rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mmekwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mmekwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,3061:41,4845,320
Botswana441:49,7039,263
England61:9,286,343223,652
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mmekwa (65) may also be a first name.

Mmekwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mmekwa has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mmekwa? popularity and diffusion

Mmekwa is the 283,643rd most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,366,381 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mmekwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mmekwa is also the 1,212,820th most widely held forename in the world It is held by 65 people.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,306 people, or 1 in 41,484. In South Africa Mmekwa is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 40 percent live, North West, where 27 percent live and Limpopo, where 17 percent live. Outside of South Africa Mmekwa is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 3 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Mmekwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mmekwa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.49% less than the national average, earning R 158,064 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmekwoa921/
M'Mekwa921/
Mekwa911,263/
Mmekwuoa862/
Mmokwa831,302/
Moekwa83511/
Mmegwa83485/
Mekwai83141/
Mhekwa83105/
Mmekwe8386/
Mekwat8365/
Mekgwa8344/
Mmakwa8342/
Maekwa8328/
Mekwad8311/
Mekhwa832/
Meakwa831/
Meskwa831/
Mgekwa831/
Meykwa831/
Meakwai775/
Mekwaya772/
Meekway772/
Mmegwaa771/
Mmekwue771/
Maekwai771/
Mmaikwa771/
Mmeikwe771/
Mekkway771/
Mhiekwa771/
M'Mikwa771/
Mekwhai771/
Maeckwa771/
Mheukwa771/
Meckway770/
Mokwa733,768/
Makwa733,067/
Megwa73470/
Mekwi73467/
Mikwa73445/
Mekwe73418/
Mekwy734/
Mykwa734/
Mekua733/
Mekwo731/
Mecwa731/
Mekgwe674,351/
Mokwai67469/
Makwea67416/
Mokwah67279/
Makgwa67190/
Megwai67168/
Meghwa67166/
Mokgwa67161/
Makwai67153/
Makwah6777/
Mokwea6742/
Makwau6726/
Maikwa6718/
Mekkwi6718/
Miekwe6717/
Mmikwe6715/
Megwah6715/
Makway6711/
Mmagwa6711/
Mhakwa6711/
Meikwe6711/
Maakwa677/
Mmigwa676/
Mmakua674/
Mmegwe673/
Mockwa673/
Muikwa672/
Mekwue672/
Mekwii672/
Mohkwa672/
Mekwey672/
Mokwua672/
Mhokwa672/
Meekwy671/
Mmegba671/
Mokwaj671/
Mmakwo671/
Makwaj671/
Mokwau671/
Meugwa671/
Meagwa671/
Meakwe671/
Mekwuo671/
Mmokwo671/
Miekwi671/
Mekuas671/
Mekwet671/
Megwad671/
'Makwa671/
Meskua671/
Mgikwa671/
Mgekwe671/
Makqwa671/
Moikwa671/

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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 Mmekwa
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