Makambwa Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Makambwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 159 | 1:97,096 | 13,742 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Makambwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makambwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makambwa is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makambwa? popularity and diffusion
Makambwa is the 1,333,288th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. The last name Makambwa is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Makambwa reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Makambwa is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 97,096. In Zimbabwe Makambwa is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 26 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 24 percent reside and Harare Province, where 21 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Makambwa
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