Makazhu Surname

250,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makazhu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makazhu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,5591:9,9031,241
Ireland151:313,92910,911
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Makazhu (40) may also be a first name.

Makazhu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makazhu occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makazhu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makazhu is the 250,894th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 4,612,371 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makazhu live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently used forename on earth. It is borne by 40 people.

The last name Makazhu is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,559 people, or 1 in 9,903. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 43 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 19 percent are found and Harare Province, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makhazhu932/
Maskazhu931/
Makazhgu931/
Makazu92269/
Mhakazhou881/
Makaizu861/
Makadzu861/
Makatshu80164/
Masskazu801/
Makachou801/
Makachau801/
Makasu772,245/
Makaju771,633/
Makozu777/
Makezu771/
Makhatshu75151/
Makhasu71469/
Makasau71203/
Makausu71136/
Maikasu7125/
Mokadzu7121/
Makasou712/
Maqazou711/
Mekazou711/
Makozou711/
Makatsu711/
Makajut711/
Makadju711/
Makkasau67431/
Makouzou67104/
Makeuzeu6712/
Makadjou677/
Maikasou674/
Makkasut672/
Makasuid671/
Makaisui671/
Makozhoo671/
Maikasau671/
Maekasau671/
Makodzeu671/
Makadjeu671/

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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 Makazhu
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