Makgwana Surname

733,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Makgwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makgwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3861:140,35716,160
England71:7,959,723202,100
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Makgwana (223) may also be a first name.

Makgwana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makgwana has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makgwana? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 733,258th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 18,449,483 people. The last name Makgwana is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Makgwana reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Makgwana is also the 603,623rd most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 223 people.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 386 people, or 1 in 140,357. In South Africa Makgwana is most prevalent in: North West, where 72 percent live, Gauteng, where 19 percent live and Free State, where 3 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.

Makgwana Last Name Statistics demography

Makgwana earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.73% less than the national average, earning R 169,368 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmakgwana9416/
Makgwaana941/
Makwana9334,213/
Magwana93186/
Makgwane88257/
Maakwana8879/
Maikwana8834/
Makwaana8823/
Makwanha8822/
Mackwana8817/
Makwanaz8812/
Mokgwana882/
Maukwana882/
Makwanaa881/
Maygwana881/
Maigwana881/
Magwanat881/
Magkwana881/
Maskwana881/
Mhagwana881/
Magqwana881/
Makwanas881/
Makqwana881/
Maqukwana82141/
Magwangay8253/
Mahagwana826/
Mangwaana821/
Maukwanga821/
Maikwanga821/
Makwaanna821/
Mokwana808,229/
Makwena801,613/
Makwani801,302/
Makwane80710/
Maguana80579/
Magwani80250/
Makwano80192/
Magwane80172/
Macwana80107/
Makuana8063/
Makwany8062/
Magwano8037/
Magwena8035/
Mekwana8034/
Magbana8026/
Mogwana805/
Magvana804/
Magwany803/
Maqwana802/
Megwana801/
Maigwannah781/
Mangwano75455/
Makuanga75267/
Maikwano75158/
Mangvana75122/
Mackwena75114/
Mokgwane7589/
Makwanie7555/
MacKwani7550/
Magwanyi7519/
Mokguana7515/
Mankwani7515/
Makwanje7513/
Makwanit7510/
Makwanyi758/
Maiguana757/
Makwaney756/
Maukwane756/
Matkuana755/
Magbanau755/
Magbanna755/
Maguanga755/
Maqgwane754/
Makwanis754/
Magcwane754/
Magwaine754/
Magwanhi753/
Maghwani753/
Macwanga753/
Magcwani753/
Makwanhi752/
Maakwane752/
Mgoqwana752/
Magvanna751/
Magwangi751/
Magwanhe751/
Makwamha751/
Maskwani751/
Meigwana751/
Mekkwana751/
Maigwano751/
Mmakwena751/
Mokgwena751/
Magbanaa751/
Magbanha751/
Magbauna751/
Magwaane751/
Mogwanga751/
Maukuana751/
Madkwane751/
Magwaino751/
Magwanje751/
Maghwane751/
Magqwane751/
Maigwani751/
Maikuana751/
Mahgwane751/
Mookwana751/
Madkwani751/
MacKwane750/
Mhangwane71635/
Mhangwani71494/
Mangwangi71162/
Maikwanni7132/
Manghwano7122/
Mangqwani719/
Mayguanga718/
Maquqwana717/
Maungwane717/
Mongwanna714/
Mashgwane714/
Maikwangi712/
Mcwana712/
Mangwanhi711/
Maikwango711/
Maiguanga711/
Mang'wani711/
Maykwango711/
Maqukwane711/
Maqukwani711/
Mankwanoh711/
Meingwana711/
Maangwani711/
Mahakwane711/
Moukgwane711/
Muokgwane711/
Moingwana711/
Monkgwane711/
Meagwanit711/
Mokwena6751,924/
Makuena67883/
Mokwane67819/
Mogwane67647/
Macwani67530/
Mocwana67486/
Macuana67287/
Mokwano67212/
Maqwane67192/
Makuane67129/
Mogwena67127/
Makuani6759/
Mokwani6740/
Magvani6734/
Mogbana6727/
Maquana6719/
Mekwena6710/
Macwane679/
Magvane675/
Mang'weina675/
Magbani674/
Magbano674/
Maqwani674/
Mokuana673/
Maguane672/
Moguana671/
Maguani671/
Magbane671/
Magweno671/
Makwono671/
Maqwena671/
Mhangwanyi671/
Mekwano671/
Meguana671/
Maikwannii671/
Mahangwani671/
Makweno671/
Makwone671/
Mogwani671/

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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
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  • 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 Makgwana
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