Monkwe Surname
Approximately 1,893 people bear this surname
Monkwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,766 | 1:30,678 | 3,942 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Monkwe (115) may also be a first name.
Monkwe Demographics
Average Monkwe Salary in
South Africa
R 169,524
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Monkwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Monkwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Monkwe is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Monkwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Monkwe? popularity and diffusion
Monkwe is the 216,733rd most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,849,734 people. Monkwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Monkwe are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 873,022nd most frequent given name worldwide, held by 115 people.
It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,766 people, or 1 in 30,678. In South Africa it is most frequent in: North West, where 37 percent live, Gauteng, where 35 percent live and Limpopo, where 23 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Monkwe Last Name Statistics demography
Monkwe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.66% less than the national average, earning R 169,524 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monkweh | 92 | 24 | / |
| Monkgwe | 92 | 18 | / |
| Monkwey | 92 | 4 | / |
| Mongkwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mmonkwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mongwe | 83 | 10,064 | / |
| Mankwe | 83 | 1,195 | / |
| Munkwe | 83 | 58 | / |
| Monkwa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Monqwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Moncwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Monkue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mankwey | 77 | 82 | / |
| Mgongwe | 77 | 82 | / |
| Mhongwe | 77 | 57 | / |
| Moongwe | 77 | 30 | / |
| Moengwe | 77 | 28 | / |
| Moungwe | 77 | 12 | / |
| Mankhwe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mmankwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Munkwey | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mongwet | 77 | 4 | / |
| Monghwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Muongwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mongwed | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mongwea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Monqkwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mounkue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mankwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mongwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mangkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mongkue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mongwes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mankgwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mongwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mounkoue | 71 | 37 | / |
| Motengwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mutinkwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mannkhwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Musinkwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moinkoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maunkwue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mhongweh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mangwe | 67 | 3,467 | / |
| Mungwe | 67 | 2,192 | / |
| Mongwa | 67 | 976 | / |
| Mongue | 67 | 974 | / |
| Mongbe | 67 | 685 | / |
| Munkwa | 67 | 270 | / |
| Mancwe | 67 | 203 | / |
| Monque | 67 | 148 | / |
| Mankwa | 67 | 66 | / |
| Mankue | 67 | 46 | / |
| Mongwi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mankwi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Moncue | 67 | 5 | / |
| Machinkwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Monkui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Munkwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Munkue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mongve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mumkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Munqwe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Monkwe
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