Makgwa Surname
Approximately 190 people bear this surname
Makgwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 151 | 1:358,793 | 32,710 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
Makgwa Demographics
Average Makgwa Salary in
South Africa
R 213,660
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Makgwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makgwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makgwa has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makgwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,227,038th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. Makgwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makgwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 358,793. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 39 percent are found, North West, where 36 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 11 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Botswana, where 21 percent are found.
Makgwa Last Name Statistics demography
Makgwa earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.09% less than the national average, earning R 213,660 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 Makgwa
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