Myikwa Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Myikwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Myikwa 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
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Myikwa Last Name Facts

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

Myikwa is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Myikwa? popularity and diffusion

Myikwa is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Myikwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Myikwa live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Other than South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent live.

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
Mjikwa831,004/
Myekwa83777/
Myingwa7769/
Mienkwa7742/
Mhiekwa771/
Mihekwa771/
Mijikwa771/
Miekwe6717/
Mjikwe6712/
Mjekwa673/
Myegwa673/
Mjigwa672/
Myigba671/
Mjikua671/
Mgekwa671/
Miekwi671/
Miigwa671/
Myigwo671/
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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 Myikwa
  • 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