Mpikwa Surname

317,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mpikwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpikwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7801:69,4598,664
Zambia3541:44,7744,330
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
England71:7,959,723202,100
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mpikwa (162) may also be a first name.

Mpikwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpikwa is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpikwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 317,700th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,181,125 people. The surname Mpikwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpikwa live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mpikwa is also the 720,105th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 162 people.

Mpikwa is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 780 people, or 1 in 69,459. In South Africa Mpikwa is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 54 percent reside, Gauteng, where 12 percent reside and Western Cape, where 12 percent reside. Beside South Africa it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 30 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Mpikwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mpikwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.33% less than the national average, earning R 106,164 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphikwa92554/
Mpaikwa9211/
Mphikhwa862/
Mpigwa83260/
Mpekwa83200/
Mpukwa832/
Mpikwe831/
Mphekwa778/
Mpighwa773/
Mphicwa772/
Mphigwa771/
Mpugwa67159/
Mpigwe674/
Mpekwe674/
Mpuqwa671/
Mpeqwa671/
Mpekwo671/
Mpekua671/
Mpiqwe671/
Mpheqwa6216/
Mphegwa628/
Mphucwa621/
Npekwe501/

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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 Mpikwa
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