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

Myekwa occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Myekwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 440,539th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 9,379,081 people. The surname Myekwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Myekwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 29 people.

Myekwa is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 777 people, or 1 in 69,727. In South Africa Myekwa is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 63 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 15 percent are found and North West, where 8 percent are found.

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
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