Makaruwa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makaruwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makaruwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Makaruwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makaruwa occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makaruwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Makaruwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makaruwa reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Makaruwa is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe Makaruwa is most common in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 50 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 50 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe it is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makaruwah943/
Maikaruwa941/
Makariwa881/
Makarueva823/
Makoriwa755/
Makarube751/
Makarieva71136/
Makaroova712/
Macarubo6323/
Macarieva5914/
Macarrubo596/
Mokhariva591/
Mokorouwo591/
Mcheriwa504/
Makeriva502/

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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 Makaruwa
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