Makitwe Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Makitwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 71 | 1:549,849 | 30,277 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Makitwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makitwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makitwe is most common in Uganda. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Makitwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makitwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,237,939th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname Makitwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makitwe live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Makitwe is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 549,849. In Uganda Makitwe is most frequent in: Manafwa District, where 72 percent live, Mbale District, where 20 percent live and Bulambuli District, where 1 percent live. Outside of Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makitwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maketwa | 71 | 77 | / |
| Makitui | 71 | 4 | / |
| Makidue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makhetwi | 67 | 55 | / |
| Machetwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekidwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moukitwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maikidwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makhetwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makhetwip | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mokgethwe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mcitwa | 62 | 596 | / |
| Moketwa | 57 | 131 | / |
| Mchitwa | 57 | 104 | / |
| Mcithwa | 57 | 72 | / |
| Mchatwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Makudue | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mchithwa | 53 | 554 | / |
| Mokhetwa | 53 | 21 | / |
| Machetue | 53 | 15 | / |
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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 Makitwe
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