Makalawa Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Makalawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 50 | 1:415,381 | 35,427 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Makalawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makalawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makalawa occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Makalawa? popularity and diffusion
Makalawa is the 2,273,756th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Makalawa are found; 39 percent are found in West Africa and 34 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Makalawa is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 415,381. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 48 percent live, Far North Region, where 26 percent live and North Region, where 26 percent live. Apart from Cameroon Makalawa is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 24 percent live and Malawi, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makalawad | 94 | 1 | / |
| Macalawa | 88 | 483 | / |
| Makalawo | 88 | 40 | / |
| Mokalawa | 88 | 24 | / |
| Makalawi | 88 | 3 | / |
| Makalawe | 88 | 2 | / |
| Makolawa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makalowa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makalavad | 82 | 61 | / |
| Makalabha | 82 | 2 | / |
| Maikalawi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Macalawad | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makalhaba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maikalavad | 78 | 48 | / |
| Makkalavad | 78 | 29 | / |
| Makhalaeva | 78 | 4 | / |
| Makaliowas | 78 | 1 | / |
| Makhalavad | 78 | 1 | / |
| Macalaba | 75 | 1,045 | / |
| Macalawi | 75 | 540 | / |
| Makalova | 75 | 264 | / |
| Makalabo | 75 | 146 | / |
| Macalowa | 75 | 127 | / |
| Makaleva | 75 | 7 | / |
| Makalewo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Macalawe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mokalewa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mekalava | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makolowa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makelewa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Macalava | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makhalova | 71 | 1,379 | / |
| Maskalova | 71 | 60 | / |
| Makhaleva | 71 | 27 | / |
| Makailova | 71 | 27 | / |
| Makaleeva | 71 | 16 | / |
| Mokalavad | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mackalova | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mokalabai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maykalova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makelaeva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madkalova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magqalaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makkelava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makaylova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mekalavau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makalyova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maskalyova | 67 | 402 | / |
| Makhaleeva | 67 | 54 | / |
| Machkalova | 67 | 25 | / |
| Matkaulova | 67 | 22 | / |
| Matkhalova | 67 | 17 | / |
| Makhaylova | 67 | 12 | / |
| Makhalyova | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mashkalova | 67 | 8 | / |
| Makhailova | 67 | 7 | / |
| Maskaliova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Macalabhai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maskalovas | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Makalawa
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