Mukwende Surname
Approximately 392 people bear this surname
Mukwende Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 296 | 1:52,156 | 7,938 |
| Zambia | 34 | 1:466,174 | 21,520 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mukwende (16) may also be a first name.
Mukwende Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mukwende Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mukwende occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mukwende.
How Common Is The Last Name Mukwende? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 737,137th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,590,678 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Mukwende live; 84 percent live in Southern Africa and 84 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name internationally, held by 16 people.
It is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 296 people, or 1 in 52,156. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 24 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 23 percent are found and Harare Province, where 17 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe Mukwende exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 9 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mukwendje | 94 | 146 | / |
| Mukwenda | 88 | 1,386 | / |
| Mukuende | 88 | 356 | / |
| Mukwendi | 88 | 137 | / |
| Mugwende | 88 | 30 | / |
| Mokwende | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mukweenda | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mukuenda | 75 | 178 | / |
| Mukwinda | 75 | 132 | / |
| Mukwindi | 75 | 10 | / |
| Mokwenda | 75 | 7 | / |
| Mogwende | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mugwenda | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muquendi | 63 | 9 | / |
| Mokwinda | 63 | 6 | / |
| Mugwindi | 63 | 6 | / |
| Muquenda | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mokwindi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mucuenda | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mugwinda | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mungwindi | 59 | 33 | / |
| Muquinda | 50 | 1,578 | / |
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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 Mukwende
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