Mnukwa Surname

106,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,374 people bear this surname

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

Mnukwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mnukwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,0951:13,2301,663
Tanzania2711:195,35716,724
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mnukwa (137) may also be a first name.

Mnukwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mnukwa is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mnukwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 106,813th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,666,106 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mnukwa reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 790,880th most widespread forename at a global level, held by 137 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 4,095 people, or 1 in 13,230. In South Africa Mnukwa is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 57 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 13 percent are found and Western Cape, where 12 percent are found. Other than South Africa it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 6 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Mnukwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mnukwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.87% less than the national average, earning R 131,016 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Nukwa921/
Mnikwa83248/
Mnugwa83196/
Mnykwa833/
Mnokwa833/
Mnukwe832/
M'Nikwa771/
Mnhungwa712/
Mneungwa711/
Mnokwe6776/
Mnigwa672/
Mnungwi624/
Mnigwai621/
Mnungwe621/
Mnogwe509/

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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 Mnukwa
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