Mqeke Surname
Approximately 746 people bear this surname
Mqeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 745 | 1:72,722 | 9,064 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
Mqeke Demographics
Average Mqeke Salary in
South Africa
R 107,748
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mqeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mqeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mqeke is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mqeke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 454,357th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 9,768,828 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mqeke reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Mqeke is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 745 people, or 1 in 72,722. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 56 percent live, Western Cape, where 15 percent live and Gauteng, where 12 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 0 percent live.
Mqeke Last Name Statistics demography
Mqeke earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.66% less than the national average, earning R 107,748 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mqheke | 91 | 7 | / |
| Mqaeke | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mkeke | 80 | 171 | / |
| Mqeki | 80 | 14 | / |
| Mqike | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mqake | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mgceke | 73 | 26 | / |
| Mqheki | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mcqike | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkekhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mcekeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| McEkey | 73 | 0 | / |
| McAqee | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mkhekhe | 67 | 7 | / |
| McKeker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mqeq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mqik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mqex | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mcheike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| McEk | 67 | 1 | / |
| McQueec | 67 | 1 | / |
| McQuake | 67 | 0 | / |
| McGekee | 67 | 0 | / |
| McGeeke | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mqeke
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis