Makalawa Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Makalawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makalawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon501:415,38135,427
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

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.

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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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