Muhikwa Surname

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

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Muhikwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Muhikwa 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
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645

Muhikwa (27) may also be a first name.

Muhikwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muhikwa is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Muhikwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhikwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muhikwa is the 2,168,711th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muhikwa reside; 82 percent reside in Central Africa and 82 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 27 people.

The surname Muhikwa is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 1,191,606. Excluding The DR Congo this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 18 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
Muhigwa86906/
Muhekwa8618/
Muhighwa802/
Muhegwa717/
Muhigua711/
Mihekwa711/
Mooikwa711/
Mujjigwa672/
Muhingua671/
Miigwa621/
Mihegwa57106/
Muiyengwo505/
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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 Muhikwa
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