Makhwasa Surname

525,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 617 people bear this surname

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

Makhwasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makhwasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6171:87,80810,786

Makhwasa Last Name Facts

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

Makhwasa is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Makhwasa.

How Common Is The Last Name Makhwasa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 525,631st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 11,811,258 people. The surname Makhwasa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makhwasa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 617 people, or 1 in 87,808. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 90 percent live, Gauteng, where 6 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 2 percent live.

Makhwasa Last Name Statistics demography

Makhwasa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.41% less than the national average, earning R 146,364 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 Makhwasa
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