Makhuwa Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Botswana

Makhuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makhuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Uganda591:661,68333,952
Botswana501:43,7398,388
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Makhuwa (46) may also be a first name.

Makhuwa Last Name Facts

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

Makhuwa is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Makhuwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Makhuwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 891,661st most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 24,211,116 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makhuwa reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Makhuwa is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 46 people.

This surname is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Not including Malawi this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 20 percent reside and Botswana, where 17 percent reside.

Makhuwa Last Name Statistics demography

Makhuwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.98% less than the national average, earning R 133,128 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makhuwha932/
Makhuwga931/
Makuwa9216,019/
Makhushwa881/
Machuwa865,760/
Makhuva86555/
Makhiwa86306/
Makuhwa8684/
Mokhuwa8649/
Makouwa8610/
Mmakuwa866/
Maakuwa864/
Makauwa863/
Maikuwa862/
Makeuwa862/
Makuswa861/
Makuwah861/
Makhuwe861/
Makuuwa861/
Makuiwa861/
Makhuvha803,087/
Machhuwa801,102/
Makuwaya8010/
Makuchwa806/
Mokhuiwa804/
Makuwach802/
Machuuwa801/
Maikauwa801/
M'Makuwa801/
Mokhuswa801/
Mokhouwa801/
Mmakhuba801/
Makiwa778,099/
Mokuwa771,656/
Makuwe771,400/
Makuva77534/
Makuwi77211/
Makuwo77157/
Mchuwa77155/
Mekuwa7730/
Macuwa774/
Machuchwa752/
Maikouwai751/
Maikuwaya751/
Makkuva71851/
Maikuva71508/
Makueva71277/
Makhiva71150/
Makhuvi71123/
Machuba71118/
Machuva7162/
Mekeuwa7135/
Makouwe7134/
Makuvha7123/
Makauwo7120/
Makowai7120/
Makowah7113/
Makoway7113/
Makuuba719/
Makiwai718/
Machchhuwa715/
Mokhuwe715/
Makhuvo714/
Mokhiwa713/
Maqhuba713/
Mokuwah712/
Makoowa712/
Makouwi712/
Maqhiwa712/
Makiwah711/
Majuhwa711/
Majuwaa711/
Makuhwe711/
Makusva711/
Maicuwa711/
Mekauwa711/
Matcuwa711/
Makouwo711/
Makuwei711/
Makuywe711/
Makuewo711/
Majeuwa711/
Majujwa711/
Makkuba711/
Makhowo711/
Makhuby711/
Makhuve711/
Makauwe711/
Mokouwa711/
Machhuva67966/
Mahjouba67388/
Makhieva67180/
MacKoway6752/
Maikouwe6724/
Maychuba6723/
Makhoeva678/
Makouhui676/
Mahaqiwa671/
Maikouba671/
Mahkuweh671/
Machouba671/
Magcuwas671/
Makoubai671/
Makouweh671/
Makouwou671/
Mahajuba671/
Macuchua671/
Makkhubo671/
Makhaubi671/

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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 Makhuwa
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