Makahwi Surname
Approximately 178 people bear this surname
Makahwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 177 | 1:87,222 | 12,639 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Makahwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makahwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makahwi is found most in Zimbabwe. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Makahwi.
How Common Is The Last Name Makahwi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,281,391st most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makahwi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Makahwi is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 177 people, or 1 in 87,222. In Zimbabwe Makahwi is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 66 percent are found, Harare Province, where 21 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 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 Makahwi
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