Mukuwa Surname

86,620th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mukuwa Surname User-submission:

The Mukuwa surname means 'white man'.

Mukuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3,7211:4,260512
DR Congo9921:74,4758,688
Uganda5191:75,2208,221
Zimbabwe1381:111,87115,325
Botswana831:26,3495,307
Namibia661:36,5065,148
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mukuwa (465) may also be a first name.

Mukuwa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mukuwa surname means 'white man'.

- mukuwa

Mukuwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mukuwa is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mukuwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukuwa? popularity and diffusion

Mukuwa is the 86,620th most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,310,710 people. The last name Mukuwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukuwa reside; 72 percent reside in Southern Africa and 72 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mukuwa is also the 395,119th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 465 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 3,721 people, or 1 in 4,260. In Zambia Mukuwa is most frequent in: Southern Province, where 45 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 25 percent reside and Central Province, where 13 percent reside. Other than Zambia it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside and Uganda, where 9 percent reside.

Mukuwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mukuwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.41% less than the national average, earning R 70,308 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Mukuywa92115/
Mukuhwa9277/
Mukuuwa922/
Mukuwad921/
Mukuiwa921/
Mukuwaya8664/
Mukuchwa8635/
Muskuwad864/
Mukiwa831,741/
Mokuwa831,656/
Mukuwe831,212/
Mikuwa83834/
Mukuva83565/
Mukuwo83105/
Mukuwi833/
Mouskouwa801/
Mukhushwa801/
Muikuwaya801/
Mokhuwa7749/
Mukueva7748/
Mukuswe7714/
Mukkuva777/
Mukhuwo774/
Mukhuwe774/
Mukhuva773/
Mukubha772/
Mukuvha772/
Mokuwah772/
Mukhiwa772/
Mukusua771/
Mokouwa771/
Mukuyua771/
Mikauwa771/
Mukiwaa771/
Muukuba771/
Mukoowa771/
Mukuuba771/
Mukhuvha71102/
Muskuvad7137/
Mukhueva7134/
Mukubhai714/
Mukubhha711/
Mukihwai711/
Mukuusva711/
Meukouba711/
Mokhouwa711/
Mukuve672,847/
Mokuwe67487/
Mukuvi67242/
Mukowe6759/
Mikuwo6716/
Mikiwa6714/
Mukowo6712/
Mucuba677/
Mukiva673/
Mukowi672/
Mucuwe671/
Mikuva671/
Moukhouba671/
Mucuva671/

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