Mukowa Surname

534,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 603 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mukowa Surname Definition:

Mukowa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: clansmate.

Mukowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1721:92,1517,541
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Namibia931:25,9084,141
Zimbabwe931:166,00320,492
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mukowa (89) may also be a first name.

Mukowa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mukowa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: clansmate.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mukowa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mukowa occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukowa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 534,813th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,085,482 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukowa live; 81 percent live in Southern Africa and 81 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mukowa is also the 1,011,231st most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 89 people.

The last name Mukowa is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 92,151. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Western Province, where 66 percent live, Central Province, where 18 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 11 percent live. Aside from Zambia this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 22 percent live and The DR Congo, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukhowa92343/
Mukohwa92171/
Mukoiwa922/
Mukoywa922/
Mukoowa921/
Mukow9113/
Mukhoywa864/
Mukawa8311,795/
Mokowa831,353/
Mukova831,182/
Mugowa83604/
Meukow8327/
Mukowo8312/
Mikowa832/
Mouskouwa801/
Muschkowa801/
Mukhova77462/
Mukoova77228/
Muskova77184/
Moukawa77126/
Mukhawa77113/
Mutkova7795/
Muckova7763/
Mokgowa7718/
Mukowoz7714/
Mukahwa7710/
Mukaawa777/
Mokojwa777/
Muzzkow773/
Muykova772/
Mokowah771/
Muzkova771/
Muggowa771/
Mokowai771/
Mokoway771/
Mukhowo771/
Mukosua771/
Mukovah771/
Mukovha771/
Mokoiwa771/
Mokhowa771/
Mokouwa771/
Mudkhow771/
Muskuow770/
Mukowozowa751/
Mukov73302/
Mokow73196/
Mukav7338/
Mukof7324/
Mukaw735/
Mucow734/
Mukob733/
Mukaf731/
Mukhovha71288/
Mushkova71168/
Muskawad7153/
Muchkova7126/
Mukachwa719/
Muszkova719/
Mukkawat719/
Mouckova716/
Moukhova711/
Moukuoba711/
Meukouba711/
Mokhojwa711/
Muukawat711/
Mikova675,144/
Mikawa674,902/
Muk672,094/
Mokawa67287/
Mukava67264/
Mukhov67189/
Mokova67178/
Mukawo67168/
Mutkov67122/
Muskov67106/
Mogowa6783/
Muková6770/
Mukovo6746/
Muqoba6717/
Mucova6711/
Muckof6711/
Mudkov678/
Mikowo678/
Mukkhawat677/
Maukov675/
Muqova675/
Moukov674/
Mukhav674/
Moukaf674/
Mukavo674/
Mokowo674/
Muskof673/
Mukhachwa673/
Muškov672/
Muzkov671/
Muykov671/
Mushkkova671/
Muikov671/
Mukasv671/
Muscow671/
Mucoba671/
Mucawa671/
Mukafe671/
Moukhouba671/
Mukhaw671/
Mokkow671/
Mukoyv671/
Muccow670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mukowa
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