Mwakwana Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Mwakwana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
Mwakwana (20) may also be a first name.
Mwakwana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwakwana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwakwana occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mwakwana.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwakwana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwakwana is the 3,543,123rd most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Mwakwana is mostly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Mwakwana live; 52 percent live in Southern Africa and 52 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mwakwana is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 20 people.
The surname Mwakwana is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 964,890. In Zimbabwe Mwakwana is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 50 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 44 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe Mwakwana occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 48 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwakhwana | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mbakwana | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mbakwani | 75 | 286 | / |
| Mwakuona | 75 | 166 | / |
| Mvokwana | 75 | 49 | / |
| Mbakwane | 75 | 42 | / |
| Mvekwana | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mbagwana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbakwany | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwokwani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mvangwana | 71 | 36 | / |
| Mbokwanna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbhagwana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbokwani | 63 | 37 | / |
| Mbocwana | 63 | 2 | / |
| Muokwane | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbaqwane | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbakuane | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbhokwane | 59 | 5 | / |
| Muokgwane | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mbhoqwana | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mbagwaane | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mhuangwani | 56 | 1 | / |
| Muogbana | 50 | 9 | / |
| Mbogwane | 50 | 6 | / |
| Muocuana | 50 | 1 | / |
| Muacuane | 50 | 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 Mwakwana
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis