Makambwe Surname

844,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Makambwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Makambwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Zambia1101:144,09010,468
England31:18,572,686338,250
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Makambwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Makambwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Makambwe occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makambwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 844,382nd most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 22,423,218 people. Makambwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makambwe live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Malawi, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Without taking into account Malawi this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 34 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makatembwe891/
Makambwa88168/
Makombwe8861/
Makanbwe881/
Makombwa75293/
Mokombwe7511/
Mchambwe754/
Makombue754/
Makampui632/
Makhampui592/

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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 Makambwe
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