Mukweya Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mukweya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mukweya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1161:133,08817,509
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mukweya Last Name Facts

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

Mukweya is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Mukweya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukweya? popularity and diffusion

Mukweya is the 1,409,418th most common surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mukweya reside; 76 percent reside in Southern Africa and 76 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Mukweya is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 133,088. In Zimbabwe Mukweya is most common in: Harare Province, where 36 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 22 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 17 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and Uganda, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Mukwey92233/
Mukwehaya881/
Mukwaya8613,091/
Mukweyi86640/
Mokweya86610/
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Mukwoya861/
Mikweya861/
Mugweya861/
Mukweua861/
Mukwaaya8082/
Mukweyho8017/
Mukhwaya809/
Munkwaya804/
Mukkwaya801/
Muukwaya801/
Muikwaya801/
Mukwai77198/
Mukwee77152/
Mukwei7765/
Mukwej7755/
Mokwea7742/
Mukweu7726/
Mukwau772/
Mokwey771/
Mukwaa771/
Mukuea771/
Mukuey771/
Mukway771/
Mukwue771/
Mikwey771/
Mukwayo71253/
Mukuaya71239/
Mikwaya71204/
Mukwayi71198/
Mukweji71178/
Mukwiye7190/
Mukueyi7148/
Muckway7141/
Mokweye7136/
Mikwiya7134/
Mokwaya7111/
Mugweyi7111/
Mukuiya717/
Mokwiya715/
Moukwue713/
Mokweha713/
Mugwaya713/
Mukwaai712/
Mukwajo712/
Mogweya711/
Mukwaju711/
Mugwiea711/
Mukwaji711/
Mokweyi711/
Mukhwai711/
Mukwaye711/
Mukweje711/
Munkuey711/
Mukwayu711/
Mokwuey711/
Mukwaja711/
Mungwaya6750/
Mukuhiya678/
Mukweuho676/
Mukhwiyo674/
Mukhwayi674/
Mougueya673/
Mukhwaye671/
Mokweyie671/
Moukouey671/
Mogwehya671/
Mokwueye671/
Munghwea671/
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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
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  • 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 Mukweya
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