Makandwe Surname
Approximately 412 people bear this surname
Makandwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 227 | 1:69,823 | 6,108 |
| DR Congo | 185 | 1:399,349 | 33,942 |
Makandwe (85) may also be a first name.
Makandwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makandwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makandwe has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Makandwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makandwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 711,133rd most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 17,688,218 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makandwe are found; 55 percent are found in Southern Africa and 55 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Makandwe is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly used forename in the world. It is borne by 85 people.
The surname Makandwe is most common in Zambia, where it is borne by 227 people, or 1 in 69,823. In Zambia Makandwe is most prevalent in: Copperbelt Province, where 39 percent are found, Luapula Province, where 32 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Zambia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 45 percent are found.
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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 Makandwe
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