Macwa Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Macwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Macwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Macwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Macwa occurs most in Uganda. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Macwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Macwa is the 5,812,366th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Macwa are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda Macwa is most frequent in: Kiruhura District, where 25 percent are found, Kayunga District, where 13 percent are found and Mbarara District, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Uganda Macwa is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 9 percent are found and South Africa, where 9 percent are found.
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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 Macwa
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