Makarawa Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makarawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makarawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Makarawa Last Name Facts

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

Makarawa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makarawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Makarawa is the 6,360,413th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makarawa are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe Makarawa is mostly found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 100 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 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
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  • 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 Makarawa
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