Makalwe Surname
Approximately 1,024 people bear this surname
Makalwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,020 | 1:51,904 | 5,752 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
Makalwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makalwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makalwe is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makalwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 355,117th most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 7,116,744 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makalwe are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Makalwe is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,020 people, or 1 in 51,904. In Tanzania Makalwe is most prevalent in: Shinyanga Region, where 25 percent are found, Geita Region, where 20 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 20 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makailwe | 93 | 35 | / |
| Makaalwe | 93 | 2 | / |
| Makgalwe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Maikalwe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Makalwa | 86 | 73 | / |
| Makolwe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Makalbe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Makalwy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makhalwa | 80 | 33 | / |
| Maikalwa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Makgolwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maikalbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maikolwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| MacKallw | 80 | 0 | / |
| Makolwa | 71 | 297 | / |
| Macalbe | 71 | 82 | / |
| Macalwa | 71 | 73 | / |
| Makelve | 71 | 21 | / |
| Makalui | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mokalwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Makholwa | 67 | 904 | / |
| MacAlvey | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mokallwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Macaluey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Makoloue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makalbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macalver | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macaluea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macalves | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacAlbee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makelvey | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacAlbea | 67 | 0 | / |
| MacOlwee | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Makalwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis