Makawu Surname

562,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Makawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2801:263,85624,810
South Africa1291:419,98236,405
Nigeria1251:1,417,14254,922
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Makawu (107) may also be a first name.

Makawu Last Name Facts

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

Makawu is found most in The DR Congo. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makawu? popularity and diffusion

Makawu is the 562,869th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,944,131 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makawu live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 910,230th most widely held first name on earth, held by 107 people.

It is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 280 people, or 1 in 263,856. Not including The DR Congo it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 23 percent live and Nigeria, where 22 percent live.

Makawu Last Name Statistics demography

Makawu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.36% less than the national average, earning R 82,320 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makawou9234/
Makhawu9210/
Maikawu929/
Makawau921/
Makkawau8616/
Makavu8392/
Makewu8391/
Mokawu8337/
Makowu8316/
Macawu833/
Maqawu831/
Mekawu831/
Maikaswau801/
Mokawau7746/
Mokawou7737/
Makavou7730/
Makabou7711/
Maskowu774/
Makavhu773/
Maikewu773/
Makaabu772/
Makaavu772/
Makavau771/
Makewou771/
Makowui771/
Makawoe771/
Makhavu771/
Mokkawu771/
Makabau771/
Makhavhu711,613/
Moukawou712/
Makabouh711/
MacKabeu711/
Makouwou711/
Makovu67249/
Macabu67202/
Maqewu672/
Mokewu671/
Mokowu671/
Mekewu671/

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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 Makawu
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