Mukuve Surname

154,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mukuve Surname Definition:

Mukuve is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: indegenous tree.

Mukuve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1,9511:1,235161
Uganda8831:44,2125,536
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524

Mukuve (12) may also be a first name.

Mukuve Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mukuve is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: indegenous tree.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mukuve Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mukuve is carried by more people in Namibia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukuve? popularity and diffusion

Mukuve is the 154,239th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,559,728 people. The last name Mukuve is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukuve reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mukuve is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 12 people.

Mukuve is most commonly occurring in Namibia, where it is carried by 1,951 people, or 1 in 1,235. In Namibia Mukuve is most prevalent in: Kavango East Region, where 66 percent live, Kavango West Region, where 18 percent live and Otjozondjupa Region, where 5 percent live. Beside Namibia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 31 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Mukuve Last Name Statistics demography

Mukuve earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.66% less than the national average, earning R 117,240 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukuuve922/
Mukusve921/
Mukkuver864/
Mukuwe831,212/
Mukuva83565/
Mukuvi83242/
Mucuve831/
Mukuvhi7719/
Mukuswe7714/
Mukkuva777/
Mukhuwe774/
Mukhuva773/
Mukuvha772/
Mukuuvi771/
Mukuube771/
Mukusue771/
Moukube771/
Mukhuvha71102/
Moukoube7127/
Mukhuvhi711/
Mukuwa675,560/
Mokuwe67487/
Mukowe6759/
Moucouvea6733/
Mucube679/
Mukiwe673/
Mukuwi673/
Mucuvi673/
Mukivi672/
Mucuva671/
Mucuwe671/

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Footnotes

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