Makanwa Surname
Approximately 674 people bear this surname
Makanwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 475 | 1:111,456 | 10,729 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Makanwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makanwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makanwa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Makanwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Makanwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makanwa is the 491,125th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 10,812,383 people. Makanwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makanwa live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Makanwa is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 475 people, or 1 in 111,456. In Tanzania Makanwa is primarily concentrated in: Lindi Region, where 99 percent reside, Mtwara Region, where 1 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 0 percent reside. Barring Tanzania it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maikanwa | 93 | 212 | / |
| Makhanwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Makanua | 86 | 308 | / |
| Mekanwa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Makonwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Makanuay | 80 | 56 | / |
| Maikonwa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Makhanua | 80 | 2 | / |
| Makqanba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matkamwad | 75 | 16 | / |
| Makamnuay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mokamwa | 71 | 363 | / |
| Makamwe | 71 | 227 | / |
| Makanui | 71 | 88 | / |
| Makamwo | 71 | 38 | / |
| Makomwa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Makanvi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Macanba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makamnwoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokanba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mekonwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| MacAnwe | 71 | 0 | / |
| Makanvid | 67 | 2 | / |
| Makanuey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Makanvou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makamweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makamwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makaambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makaamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maikamwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhakanve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macanbai | 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
- 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 Makanwa
- 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