Mwakwa Surname
Approximately 1,257 people bear this surname
Mwakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 773 | 1:95,575 | 10,806 |
| Zambia | 481 | 1:32,952 | 3,353 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mwakwa (53) may also be a first name.
Mwakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwakwa is most common in The DR Congo. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwakwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwakwa is the 302,077th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,797,570 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakwa reside; 61 percent reside in Central Africa and 61 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mwakwa is also the 1,366,219th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 53 people.
The surname Mwakwa is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 773 people, or 1 in 95,575. Excluding The DR Congo it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 38 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaekwa | 92 | 121 | / |
| Mwankwa | 92 | 27 | / |
| Mwaqkwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwakwaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwaikwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwainkwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwekwa | 83 | 1,934 | / |
| Mwakwe | 83 | 96 | / |
| Mvakwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mwagwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mwakua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwokwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwakwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwaikwaja | 80 | 182 | / |
| Mwaikwaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbakwea | 77 | 14 | / |
| Mwaakwe | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mwaegwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mbeakwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbakwah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mwaigwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwankwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbhakwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbahkwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwangwai | 71 | 157 | / |
| Mwagwaya | 71 | 98 | / |
| M'Mbakwa | 71 | 21 | / |
| Muangkwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mwaeghwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwagwaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbakwi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mwagwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mbakua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mwagwi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwagba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mvekwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muokwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwegwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mvokwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mvakua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwagua | 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 Mwakwa
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