Makawa Surname
Approximately 18,853 people bear this surname
Makawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 13,541 | 1:1,264 | 110 |
| Zimbabwe | 2,497 | 1:6,183 | 665 |
| Uganda | 987 | 1:39,553 | 5,067 |
| Japan | 894 | 1:143,003 | 7,419 |
| Tanzania | 403 | 1:131,369 | 12,293 |
| Zambia | 91 | 1:174,175 | 11,962 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Papua New Guinea | 66 | 1:123,541 | 16,840 |
| Kenya | 65 | 1:710,460 | 30,267 |
| South Africa | 58 | 1:934,098 | 59,404 |
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Ivory Coast | 17 | 1:1,357,131 | 29,476 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Makawa (485) may also be a first name.
Makawa Demographics
Average Makawa Salary in
England
£27,912
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Makawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makawa is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Makawa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makawa is the 28,506th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 386,546 people. The surname Makawa is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Makawa live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Makawa is also the 385,996th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 485 people.
The last name Makawa is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is borne by 13,541 people, or 1 in 1,264. Beside Malawi this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 13 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.
Makawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Makawa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.62% less than the national average, earning R 133,980 per year.
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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 Makawa
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