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
Makawa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Makawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makawa is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Makawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Makawa? popularity and diffusion
Makawa is the 28,506th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 386,546 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Makawa are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 385,996th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 485 people.
Makawa is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 13,541 people, or 1 in 1,264. Barring Malawi this last name exists in 34 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 13 percent reside and Uganda, where 5 percent reside.
Makawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily 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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