Mukwashi Surname

257,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,529 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mukwashi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mukwashi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe8321:18,5562,737
Zambia5871:27,0022,833
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mukwashi (120) may also be a first name.

Mukwashi Last Name Facts

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

Mukwashi is found most in Zimbabwe. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mukwashi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukwashi? popularity and diffusion

Mukwashi is the 257,579th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,766,217 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mukwashi are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 852,104th most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 120 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 832 people, or 1 in 18,556. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland West Province, where 20 percent live, Midlands Province, where 20 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 18 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 38 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukwatshi9421/
Mukwasi931,333/
Mukwasha88172/
Mukweshi8881/
Mukwashe8837/
Mugwashi8824/
Mukwatsi8810/
Mukuashi882/
Mikwashi881/
Mukwasoha8212/
Mukwasa803,078/
Mukwase80110/
Mugwasi804/
Mokwasi803/
Mukwesi803/
Mokgwasi7597/
Mukweshe7556/
Mukwasay7555/
Mukwatse7532/
Munkwase7528/
Mukuasha7521/
Mokwaisi7517/
Mogwashi753/
Mugweshi752/
Mugwasha751/
Mukwoshe751/
Mukwaizi751/
Mukwache751/
Mukwaase751/
Moukwassa711/
Mungwasai711/
Mogwasi671,725/
Mukwese6798/
Mukuasa6739/
Mikuasi6719/
Mukwaze678/
Migwasi675/
Munguaishi674/
Mokuasi674/
Mokwase672/
Muqwazi672/
Mucwesi671/
Mucwazi671/
Mugwasa671/
Mokwasa671/

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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 Mukwashi
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