Mukhwa Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

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

Mukhwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mukhwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1471:368,55633,364
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mukhwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mukhwa has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukhwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,447,279th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. The last name Mukhwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukhwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 368,556. In South Africa Mukhwa is most common in: Limpopo, where 78 percent live, Gauteng, where 21 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 1 percent live. Outside of South Africa it exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Mukhwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mukhwa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26% less than the national average, earning R 175,860 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukhwai921/
Mukwa912,921/
Mukhwaha861/
Muchwa83225/
Mukwai83198/
Moukwa8391/
Maukwa8319/
Mokhwa8316/
Mhukwa838/
Muikwa832/
Mukwau832/
Mukwaa831/
Mukway831/
Muukwa831/
Mmukwa831/
Mokhwai7741/
Muckway7741/
Mutchwa7735/
Moekhwa7734/
Muchwad774/
Muchway772/
Mukwaai772/
Muhijwa771/
Mikhwah771/
Mukhuha771/
Mheukwa771/
Mucwa73181/
Mukwo7374/
Moekwa67511/
Mukwey67233/
Mookwa67152/
Mokhua67117/
Mukwei6765/
Mokhwe6723/
Mukhui679/
Muchua676/
Mokhva675/
Muccwa672/
Muckba672/
Mikhva672/
Mukwou671/
Mukwoh671/
Mugqwa671/
Mukbah671/
Muikba671/
Mukbay671/

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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 Mukhwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis