Mwikwabe Surname

53,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,624 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwikwabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwikwabe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6,8021:7,7831,017
Kenya2,8171:16,3931,964
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mwikwabe (1,892) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwikwabe Demographics

Mwikwabe Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 61 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Mwikwabe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwikwabe is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mwikwabe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwikwabe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 53,102nd most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 757,226 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwikwabe live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 174,772nd most frequent forename on earth. It is borne by 1,892 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6,802 people, or 1 in 7,783. In Tanzania Mwikwabe is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 76 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 10 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent reside. Not including Tanzania Mwikwabe is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Mwikwabe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaikwabe949/
Mwikwabhe941/
Mwikwabi88285/
Mwekwabe881/
Mwikwebe881/
Mwukwabe881/
Mwaikwaba8251/
Mwikwabhi822/
Mbigwabi631/
Mbegwabi501/

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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 Mwikwabe
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