Mqwaka Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

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

Mqwaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mqwaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943

Mqwaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mqwaka occurs most in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mqwaka? popularity and diffusion

Mqwaka is the 2,718,172nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mqwaka live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mqwaka is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 1,062,308. In South Africa Mqwaka is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 86 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 12 percent are found and Gauteng, where 2 percent are found.

Mqwaka Last Name Statistics demography

Mqwaka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.16% less than the national average, earning R 104,184 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkwaka8310/
Mgwaka831/
Mqweka831/
McQuakay712/
Mkwaqa67152/
Mkweka675/
Mgwaqa672/
Mgwaca671/
Mgwako671/
Mqwaqo671/
Mgbeaka621/
Mgvauka621/
McWatkey570/
Mgwaqo509/
Mgweko502/
Mgweqa501/

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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
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  • 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 Mqwaka
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