Makgwe Surname
Approximately 312 people bear this surname
Makgwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 312 | 1:173,646 | 19,205 |
Makgwe (10) may also be a first name.
Makgwe Demographics
Average Makgwe Salary in
South Africa
R 115,200
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Makgwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makgwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makgwe is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makgwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makgwe is the 868,551st most commonly used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makgwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous given name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 312 people, or 1 in 173,646. In South Africa it is primarily found in: North West, where 60 percent reside, Gauteng, where 23 percent reside and Free State, where 9 percent reside.
Makgwe Last Name Statistics demography
Makgwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.52% less than the national average, earning R 115,200 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 Makgwe
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