Mukwame Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mukwame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mukwame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia551:43,8075,665
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mukwame Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mukwame occurs in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukwame? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,460,878th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukwame live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Mukwame is most numerous in Namibia, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 43,807. In Namibia Mukwame is mostly found in: Khomas Region, where 91 percent reside, Kavango West Region, where 7 percent reside and Kavango East Region, where 2 percent reside. Other than Namibia Mukwame occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside and Zambia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukwama86502/
Mokwame864/
Mukwami861/
Mukuame861/
Mukweme861/
Mikwame861/
Mukhwami80291/
Mokwamme802/
Mokgwame801/
Mukwemhe801/
Mokwam774/
Mokgwamme75285/
Mukwayami756/
Mukwayimi751/
Mukuama71563/
Mugwami7191/
Mokwami7149/
Mungwam7141/
Munkwom7127/
Mokwama714/
Mukueme714/
Mukuami711/
Mugweme711/
Mukwemi711/
Mungwami673/
Mogwamme672/
Mokgwamma631/
Mung'wami631/
Mogwam621/
Moguam621/
Mokwomi5721/
Mugwemi572/
Mikwomi571/
Mugwemhi531/

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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
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  • 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 Mukwame
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