Mmekwane Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mmekwane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mmekwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Botswana41:546,73222,624

Mmekwane (13) may also be a first name.

Mmekwane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mmekwane is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mmekwane.

How Common Is The Last Name Mmekwane? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mmekwane is the 2,555,468th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mmekwane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 13 people.

The surname Mmekwane is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 1,022,221. In South Africa Mmekwane is most prevalent in: North West, where 57 percent live, Gauteng, where 42 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 2 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Botswana, where 7 percent live.

Mmekwane Last Name Statistics demography

Mmekwane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.48% less than the national average, earning R 98,676 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekwane9375/
Moekwane8850/
Meekwane8823/
Mmokwane884/
Mekwan861,202/
Mekwangue8218/
Mokwane80819/
Makwane80710/
Mekwana8034/
Meekwan809/
Meckwan807/
Mikwane802/
Mekwang802/
Mekwani802/
Meqwane802/
Makgwane75257/
Mokgwane7589/
Makwanie7555/
Meekhwan7520/
Myokwane757/
Makwaney756/
Moekwani754/
Maakwane752/
Meankwan751/
Mekkwana751/
MacKwane750/
Mikwan71789/
Mecwan71263/
Mekwon7116/
Meshkwani7113/
Mekwam712/
Maqukwane711/
Mahakwane711/
Mikwangue711/
Makwani671,302/
Mokwene671,299/
Mogwane67647/
Makwene67248/
Maqwane67192/
Mokuane67190/
Magwane67172/
Mikwana67133/
Makuane67129/
Mokwani6740/
Mekwong6722/
Mikwani678/
Meghwan674/
Mikwene674/
Mikhwan672/
Meguane672/
Meegwan671/
Moykwan671/
Maikwan671/
Mikwant671/
Mekuang671/
Mekuene671/
Mekwoun671/
Megwain671/
Megwana671/
Makwone671/
Moqwane671/

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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 Mmekwane
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