Mukwate Surname

686,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mukwate Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mukwate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Kenya1581:292,27818,763
Uganda341:1,148,21447,064
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mukwate (20) may also be a first name.

Mukwate Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mukwate is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukwate? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mukwate is the 686,443rd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 16,869,319 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukwate are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mukwate is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 20 people.

The last name Mukwate is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Barring Malawi this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 37 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.

Mukwate Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mukwate last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukwaate9314/
Mukwathe933/
Mukwat92101/
Mukhwathe881/
Mukwata861,097/
Mukwati86642/
Mokwate86556/
Mukwete86174/
Mukwite861/
Mukwatejje821/
Mukwathi8028/
Mokgwate8023/
Muskwati8013/
Mukwaiti803/
Mukhwati802/
Mokwatie801/
Moukwati801/
Mukwaata801/
Mukwad771/
Mukhwathi75497/
Mukwahata75342/
Mugwati71350/
Mukuata71100/
Mukweti7189/
Mikwete7127/
Mokwati7126/
Mukuete7121/
Mikwati7110/
Mogwate718/
Mukwota714/
Mugbate712/
Mungwat711/
Mukuati711/
Mokuate711/
Mickwhaite711/
Mokwata711/
Mugwata711/
Mugvate711/
Mogwathe6722/
Mokwathi6717/
Mokgwati6715/
Mugbhate671/
Mukwoiti671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mukwate
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