Makhuwa Surname
Approximately 301 people bear this surname
Makhuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Uganda | 59 | 1:661,683 | 33,952 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Makhuwa (46) may also be a first name.
Makhuwa Demographics
Average Makhuwa Salary in
South Africa
R 133,128
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Makhuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makhuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makhuwa occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Makhuwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Makhuwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 891,661st most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 24,211,116 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makhuwa are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 46 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Barring Malawi it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 20 percent are found and Botswana, where 17 percent are found.
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.
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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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