Mukwashu Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mukwashu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mukwashu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe911:169,65120,787
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mukwashu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mukwashu occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukwashu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mukwashu is the 1,918,812th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukwashu are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 169,651. In Zimbabwe Mukwashu is primarily found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 75 percent reside, Harare Province, where 23 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 1 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukhwashu941/
Mukwasu932/
Mugwashu8815/
Mikwashu881/
Mukwachu881/
Mukweshu881/
Mungwashu8230/
Mukwesu80100/
Mikwasu801/
Mogwashu751/
Mugwachuh711/
Mukuesu671/

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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 Mukwashu
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