Mukwema Surname
Approximately 325 people bear this surname
Mukwema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 159 | 1:99,685 | 7,986 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 1:571,787 | 44,609 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mukwema (23) may also be a first name.
Mukwema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mukwema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mukwema is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mukwema? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 844,382nd most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 22,423,218 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukwema are found; 58 percent are found in Southern Africa and 58 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 23 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 99,685. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Central Province, where 79 percent are found, Luapula Province, where 17 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 4 percent are found. Not including Zambia it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 42 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munkwema | 93 | 4 | / |
| Mukwama | 86 | 502 | / |
| Mukwima | 86 | 63 | / |
| Mokwema | 86 | 7 | / |
| Mukuema | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mugwema | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mukweme | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mukwemi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mukweymo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mungwema | 80 | 2 | / |
| Munkweme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mukwemhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mokgwema | 80 | 1 | / |
| Munkuema | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mukhweymo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mugwima | 71 | 225 | / |
| Mukwomo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mukueme | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mugwemi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muquema | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mogwema | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mugweme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mucwima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokwemo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mungwemi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mungweme | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mungwima | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mokweymo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mugwemhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moukouemi | 63 | 2 | / |
| Mugwimi | 57 | 356 | / |
| Muguima | 57 | 6 | / |
| Mokueme | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mocweme | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mugbemi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mogwemo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mikwomo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Muquamah | 53 | 5 | / |
| Mungwimi | 53 | 2 | / |
| Mogweamo | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Mukwema
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