Mwakotsa Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Mwakotsa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Mwakotsa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwakotsa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwakotsa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwakotsa? popularity and diffusion
Mwakotsa is the 4,532,898th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Mwakotsa are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 1,029,216. In Zimbabwe Mwakotsa is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 87 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 7 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 16 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwakosa | 93 | 39 | / |
| Mwakosia | 88 | 52 | / |
| Mwakosha | 88 | 4 | / |
| Mwaikosa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwakasa | 80 | 50 | / |
| Muakosa | 80 | 41 | / |
| Mwakoso | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mbakosa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaskotshi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mwakodza | 75 | 17 | / |
| Mwakasha | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwakasia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwakasai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbakousa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwakatshi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwakazi | 67 | 1,196 | / |
| Muakasa | 67 | 629 | / |
| Mbakoso | 67 | 42 | / |
| Mwakozi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwakazo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mwakuza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwakeza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwakaza | 67 | 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 Mwakotsa
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