Mukwege Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mukwege Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mukwege Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mukwege (49) may also be a first name.

Mukwege Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mukwege is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mukwege.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukwege? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,295,379th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mukwege live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 94 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mukwege is also the 1,430,306th most widespread forename world-wide, held by 49 people.

This surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 450,485. Outside of The DR Congo this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 4 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukwese8698/
Mukwega8648/
Mikwege8623/
Mukweze8622/
Mukweje861/
Mukwegi861/
Mukwezei8023/
Mugwegye801/
Mukwegai801/
Mukweigi801/
Mukweji71178/
Mukweza71122/
Mukwezi7172/
Mukueze7168/
Mugwese7128/
Mukwesi713/
Mukuese711/
Mukwigi711/
Mugweje711/
Mukwedzi679/
Mukwezhi672/
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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 Mukwege
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