Makawia Surname
Approximately 407 people bear this surname
Makawia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 383 | 1:138,229 | 12,761 |
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Makawia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makawia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makawia occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makawia? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 717,442nd most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 17,905,518 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makawia are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 383 people, or 1 in 138,229. In Tanzania Makawia is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 43 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 27 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 20 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 5 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makawiah | 93 | 13 | / |
| Makawiahe | 88 | 8 | / |
| Makavia | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mokawia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makowia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makhawya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makawiho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mchawia | 71 | 69 | / |
| Macabia | 71 | 49 | / |
| Makabio | 71 | 5 | / |
| MacAvia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Makobia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Makaweyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Makouvia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Makavios | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magcawya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makaabya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maccabia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makcovia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mackevia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macaweyau | 63 | 11 | / |
| Maccabiah | 63 | 1 | / |
| Macabio | 57 | 786 | / |
| Makovea | 57 | 8 | / |
| Makevya | 57 | 1 | / |
| Macobia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Macabja | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mekevia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Macovia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Makovya | 57 | 1 | / |
| Moukobia | 53 | 1 | / |
| Makobiea | 53 | 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 Makawia
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