Mukwewa Surname
Approximately 522 people bear this surname
Mukwewa Surname User-submission:
The Mukwewa surname means 'one who pulls' or 'one who attracts'. It is most common in the eastern part of Zimbabwe (Nyanga and Makoni North).
These people are usually identified by the python totem. The totem could be the origin of the surname since a name does not walk but pulls itself on the ground.
Mukwewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 510 | 1:30,271 | 4,651 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mukwewa Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Mukwewa surname means 'one who pulls' or 'one who attracts'. It is most common in the eastern part of Zimbabwe (Nyanga and Makoni North).
These people are usually identified by the python totem. The totem could be the origin of the surname since a name does not walk but pulls itself on the ground.
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Where Does The Last Name Mukwewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mukwewa has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mukwewa? popularity and diffusion
Mukwewa is the 596,518th most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 13,960,816 people. The last name Mukwewa occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mukwewa live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Mukwewa is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 510 people, or 1 in 30,271. In Zimbabwe Mukwewa is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 36 percent live, Harare Province, where 26 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 17 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mukwehwa | 93 | 112 | / |
| Mukwewah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mukweva | 86 | 552 | / |
| Mukwawa | 86 | 49 | / |
| Mukwewe | 86 | 21 | / |
| Mugwewa | 86 | 9 | / |
| Mokwewa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mukwehwe | 80 | 41 | / |
| Mukwaiwa | 80 | 39 | / |
| Mukwevha | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mukwahwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mukweswe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mukwebo | 71 | 539 | / |
| Mukwebe | 71 | 75 | / |
| Mukwevi | 71 | 73 | / |
| Mukueva | 71 | 48 | / |
| Mukwevo | 71 | 43 | / |
| Mukweve | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mukwava | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mugweva | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mukuiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokwewe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mukwebi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mugweba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mogwewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mugwiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mukwevho | 67 | 18,679 | / |
| Munkueva | 67 | 2,593 | / |
| Mukwesve | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mukwebho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mukwavho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mokgwiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mukwehvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mukwevhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mukwever | 67 | 1 | / |
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