Mukwase Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mukwase Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mukwase Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda971:402,46725,105
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mukwase (47) may also be a first name.

Mukwase Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mukwase is found most frequently in Uganda. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukwase? popularity and diffusion

Mukwase is the 1,746,159th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. Mukwase occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukwase reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mukwase is also the 1,467,136th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 47 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 402,467. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Isingiro District, where 18 percent reside, Rukungiri District, where 14 percent reside and Kibaale District, where 11 percent reside. Other than Uganda this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukwashe9337/
Mukwatse9332/
Munkwase9328/
Mukwaase931/
Mukwasa863,078/
Mukwasi861,333/
Mukwese8698/
Mukwash8621/
Mukwaze868/
Mokwase862/
Mukwashi801,529/
Mukwazhe80386/
Mukwasha80172/
Mukweshe8056/
Mukwasay8055/
Mokwaise8017/
Mokgwase8016/
Mukwatsi8010/
Mukwoshe801/
Mukwache801/
Mokwas771/
Mukwaz771/
Mukuas771/
Mukwatshi7521/
Mukwasoha7512/
Moukwassa751/
Mogwase71637/
Mukwazi71171/
Mugwise71141/
Mukwezi7172/
Mugwaze7143/
Mukuasa7139/
Mugwese7128/
Mukweze7122/
Mukwaza7110/
Mokwais719/
Mugwasi714/
Mokgwas713/
Mokwasi713/
Mukwesi713/
Mukuese711/
Mugwasa711/
Mokwasa711/
Mocwase711/
Mukwazhi67326/
Mokgwasa67209/
Mokgwasi6797/
Mukweshi6781/
Mugwashi6724/
Mukwezei6723/
Mukuasha6721/
Miguaise6718/
Mokwaisi6717/
Mokweise6713/
Mukwazha676/
Mokwoshe675/
Mukwadzi673/
Mukuashi672/
Mukwezhi672/
Mokwaisa671/
Mukwaizi671/
Mugwasha671/
Mikwashi671/
Mukweigi671/
Mungwaze671/
Mogwasie671/
Mukwhazy671/

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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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  • 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 Mukwase
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