Mukuwe Surname
Approximately 1,212 people bear this surname
Mukuwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 689 | 1:22,407 | 3,374 |
| Zambia | 487 | 1:32,546 | 3,319 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mukuwe (42) may also be a first name.
Mukuwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mukuwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mukuwe has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mukuwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 310,758th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 6,012,827 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukuwe are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mukuwe is also the 1,566,439th most common first name globally, borne by 42 people.
The last name Mukuwe is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 689 people, or 1 in 22,407. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 42 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 29 percent are found and Harare Province, where 12 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 40 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mukuswe | 92 | 14 | / |
| Mukhuwe | 92 | 4 | / |
| Mukuw | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mukuwa | 83 | 5,560 | / |
| Mukuve | 83 | 2,847 | / |
| Mokuwe | 83 | 487 | / |
| Mukowe | 83 | 59 | / |
| Mukiwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mukuwi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mucuwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mukhuwa | 77 | 314 | / |
| Mukhowe | 77 | 183 | / |
| Mukuywa | 77 | 115 | / |
| Mukuhwa | 77 | 77 | / |
| Mukoowe | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mokhuwe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mukuuve | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mukowhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mokuwey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mukuube | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mukusue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moukube | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mukusve | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mukuiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mukuwaya | 71 | 64 | / |
| Moukoube | 71 | 27 | / |
| Mukkuver | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mukhoowe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokuwa | 67 | 1,656 | / |
| Mokowe | 67 | 984 | / |
| Mukuva | 67 | 565 | / |
| Mukuvi | 67 | 242 | / |
| Mucube | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mukowi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mucuve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muikuwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mukuwe
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