Mukaiwa Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mukaiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mukaiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia521:304,80617,055
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mukaiwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mukaiwa is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukaiwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,806,862nd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mukaiwa reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mukaiwa is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 304,806. In Zambia Mukaiwa is mostly concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 56 percent live, Luapula Province, where 37 percent live and Central Province, where 2 percent live. Not including Zambia this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 46 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukayiwa9326/
Moukaiwa931/
Mukajiwa931/
Mukawa9211,795/
Mukiwa921,741/
Mokaiwa86238/
Moukawa86126/
Mukhawa86113/
Mukaywa8682/
Mukahwa8610/
Mukaawa867/
Mukaiva864/
Mukoiwa862/
Mukhiwa862/
Mukuiwa861/
Mukaiua861/
Mukeiwa861/
Mukiwaa861/
Mukayuwa80196/
Muskawad8053/
Mukoyiwa8013/
Mukachwa809/
Mukkawat809/
Mukujawa805/
Mukichwa804/
Mukhaiba801/
Mukuyawa801/
Moukaiba801/
Muukawat801/
Mikawa774,902/
Mokiwa774,437/
Mukavi77603/
Mukewa77515/
Mokawa77287/
Mukava77264/
Mukawo77168/
Mukawi7766/
Mikiwa7714/
Mukawe7713/
Mukiwe773/
Mucawa771/
Mukkhawat757/
Mukhachwa753/
Mukoyiwas751/
Mukaeva711,716/
Muchiwa71832/
Mukavhi71457/
Mukhavi71259/
Mukyewa71122/
Mokhawa71118/
Mukuywa71115/
Mokahwa7182/
Mukaswe7174/
Mukasvi7167/
Mookiwa7164/
Mokawau7146/
Migkawa7121/
Mukayua7121/
Mukabaa7118/
Moukawo7115/
Mukewad7111/
Maukava719/
Mockiwa715/
Mukawee715/
Mikawai714/
Mokhiwa713/
Mokaiwe713/
Moukaba713/
Mukoywa712/
Mukahvi711/
Mukaviz711/
Mukkava711/
Maukabi711/
Moukava711/
Mukahui711/
Muikaba711/
Muqawat711/
Muukhaivai711/
Mukkawi711/
Mukhawi711/
Mikauwa711/
Mukeywa711/
Mukabau711/
Mokoiwa711/
Mmokiwa711/
Mukawet711/
Mukhaeva671,487/
Muskavad67365/
Muchihwa67237/
Mukayuhi67105/
Mukayeva6793/
Maukaeva6736/
Mukkewad6719/
Mokeyawa6715/
Moukabaa6712/
Mukkavad675/
Mukhavad674/
Mukajeva674/
Mokhuiwa674/
Mokhajwa674/
Mukhoywa674/
Moukawou672/
Mucachwa672/
Mucheiwa671/
Moukaeva671/
Mukihwai671/
Muchiwha671/
Mokayowa671/
Mukeyuwa671/
Mukhaabi671/
Mukajabo671/
Mockhawa671/
Mukhavha671/
Mukhavhi671/
Mukkavat671/
Mukkhayawat671/
Mukawets670/

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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 Mukaiwa
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