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 is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makalawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,273,756th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name Makalawa is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Makalawa live; 39 percent live in West Africa and 34 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Makalawa is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 415,381. In Cameroon Makalawa is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 48 percent reside, Far North Region, where 26 percent reside and North Region, where 26 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 24 percent reside and Malawi, where 1 percent reside.
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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