Morikwa Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Morikwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 34 | 1:1,358,232 | 35,498 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Morikwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morikwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Morikwa occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Morikwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Morikwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,228,735th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Morikwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Morikwa are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Morikwa is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 1,358,232. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Morikwa exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and Argentina, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morekwa | 86 | 252 | / |
| Murikwa | 86 | 52 | / |
| Morikwe | 86 | 39 | / |
| Marikwa | 86 | 27 | / |
| Merikwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Morykwas | 80 | 35 | / |
| Mharikwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Muraikwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Marekwa | 71 | 935 | / |
| Murigwa | 71 | 256 | / |
| Murekwa | 71 | 159 | / |
| Marigwa | 71 | 63 | / |
| Marukwa | 71 | 43 | / |
| Marikwe | 71 | 20 | / |
| Merekwa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Morekwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Murikwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morekua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merukwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marikuat | 67 | 36 | / |
| Marykwas | 67 | 13 | / |
| Merikuaa | 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 Morikwa
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