Mukawo Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mukawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mukawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1021:155,39111,047
Zimbabwe531:291,28829,631
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Mukawo (17) may also be a first name.

Mukawo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mukawo is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukawo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mukawo is the 1,333,288th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname Mukawo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukawo are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mukawo is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 17 people.

This surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 155,391. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 73 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 25 percent are found and Central Province, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Zambia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 32 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moukawo9215/
Moukawou862/
Mukawa8311,795/
Mokawo8318/
Mukewo8313/
Mukowo8312/
Mukavo834/
Mikawo831/
Moukawa77126/
Mukhawa77113/
Mukaiwa77104/
Mukaywa7782/
Mokawou7737/
Mukowoz7714/
Mukahwa7710/
Mukaawa777/
Mukavoz777/
Mukhowo771/
Mokawoy771/
Muskawad7153/
Mukachwa719/
Mukkawat719/
Muukawat711/
Moukaiwa711/
Moukabou711/
Mikawa674,902/
Mukova671,182/
Mukowa67603/
Mukewa67515/
Mokawa67287/
Mukava67264/
Mukeva67158/
Muková6770/
Mukovo6746/
Mikowo678/
Mukkhawat677/
Mokowo674/
Mukhachwa673/
Mucawa671/

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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 Mukawo
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