Mukwakwa Surname
Approximately 2,692 people bear this surname
Mukwakwa Surname Definition:
Mukwakwa is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: road.
Mukwakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2,062 | 1:7,687 | 918 |
| Zimbabwe | 436 | 1:35,409 | 5,456 |
| DR Congo | 178 | 1:415,054 | 34,837 |
| Namibia | 8 | 1:301,175 | 10,197 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Mukwakwa (167) may also be a first name.
Mukwakwa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mukwakwa is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: road.
Mukwakwa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: storyteller.
Mukwakwa Demographics
Average Mukwakwa Salary in
South Africa
R 1,354,540
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mukwakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mukwakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mukwakwa is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mukwakwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 161,702nd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,707,112 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukwakwa live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 708,111th most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 167 people.
The last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 2,062 people, or 1 in 7,687. In Zambia it is most common in: Western Province, where 24 percent are found, North-Western Province, where 23 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 23 percent are found. Besides Zambia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 16 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.
Mukwakwa Last Name Statistics demography
Mukwakwa earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 470% more than the national average, earning R 1,354,540 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mukwankwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mukhwakhwa | 89 | 45 | / |
| Mokwakwa | 88 | 272 | / |
| Mukwekwa | 88 | 42 | / |
| Mugwakwa | 88 | 15 | / |
| Mukwakwe | 88 | 6 | / |
| Mukwaqwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mukwangwa | 82 | 38 | / |
| Mukweekwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mokgwakgwa | 78 | 93 | / |
| Mokqwakqwa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mugwagwa | 75 | 9,281 | / |
| Mukuakua | 75 | 68 | / |
| Mokwakwe | 75 | 12 | / |
| Mokwakwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mukuekwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mukwokwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mugwaagwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mungwagwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mukwangwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mugwangwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokgwakgwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mukwagwije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mogwagwa | 63 | 9 | / |
| Mogwakwe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mukuekua | 50 | 4 | / |
| Mocuacua | 50 | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mukwakwa
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