Mtekwa Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mtekwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mtekwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe741:208,62523,867
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Mtekwa Last Name Facts

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

Mtekwa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mtekwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtekwa? popularity and diffusion

Mtekwa is the 2,168,711th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. Mtekwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtekwa are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 208,625. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Midlands Province, where 64 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 27 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 8 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthekhwa861/
Mtegwa83532/
Mtikwa83380/
Mtekwe83348/
Mtakwa83171/
Mtokwa839/
Mthokwa7741/
Mtheghwa711/
Mtogwa671,088/
Mtagwa67591/
Mtigwa679/
Mtaigwa624/
Mthogwa621/
Mteague621/
Mtigwe5022/
Mtigwi501/
Mtegue501/
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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 Mtekwa
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