Mukwita Surname

296,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mukwita Surname Definition:

Mukwita is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: passerby.

Mukwita Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia9691:16,3571,839
DR Congo2871:257,42024,363
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212

Mukwita (73) may also be a first name.

Mukwita Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mukwita is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: passerby.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mukwita Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mukwita is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mukwita click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukwita? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 296,403rd most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,662,429 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukwita are found; 77 percent are found in Southern Africa and 77 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most frequent first name globally, held by 73 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 969 people, or 1 in 16,357. In Zambia Mukwita is primarily concentrated in: Western Province, where 38 percent live, North-Western Province, where 30 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 14 percent live. Outside of Zambia it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 22 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukweta86151/
Mukwiti86125/
Mukuita8641/
Mukwito861/
Mukwite861/
Mukwaiti803/
Munkwiti801/
Mukwoiti801/
Mungwita801/
Mukwete71174/
Mukweti7189/
Mukweto7159/
Miquita7135/
Mukueta7121/
Mokwite718/
Mugweta718/
Mokwiti712/
Mugwiti712/
Miqwita711/
Mukuiti711/
Munkwete6734/
Mukwetho6717/
Miquitta6710/
Moukuiti679/
Mokgwiti674/
Mokwetha672/
Miquitai672/
Munkweti671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mukwita
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