Myekwa Surname

440,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 777 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Myekwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Myekwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7771:69,7278,707

Myekwa (29) may also be a first name.

Myekwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Myekwa occurs most in South Africa. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Myekwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 440,539th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 9,379,081 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Myekwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 29 people.

The surname Myekwa is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 777 people, or 1 in 69,727. In South Africa Myekwa is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 63 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 15 percent reside and North West, where 8 percent reside.

Myekwa Last Name Statistics demography

Myekwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.8% less than the national average, earning R 105,036 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Myikwa834/
Myegwa833/
Mjekwa833/
Mgekwa831/
Mienkwa7742/
Mihekwa771/
Mhiekwa771/
Mjikwa671,004/
Myegba6785/
Miekwe6717/
Miekwi671/
Mgekwe671/
Mjekwe671/

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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 Myekwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis