Makobwe Surname
Approximately 495 people bear this surname
Makobwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 454 | 1:116,611 | 11,160 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
Makobwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makobwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makobwe occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makobwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 620,716th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 14,722,315 people. The last name Makobwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makobwe reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 454 people, or 1 in 116,611. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 73 percent are found, Kagera Region, where 26 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makabwe | 86 | 125 | / |
| Makobwa | 86 | 56 | / |
| Makopwe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Makoobwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Makhopwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maikopwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makabwa | 71 | 313 | / |
| Makabue | 71 | 16 | / |
| Makobva | 71 | 10 | / |
| Makubwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Makobvi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Macabwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mchobwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makubbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makhabwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maikabbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokabwa | 57 | 65 | / |
| Mokubwa | 57 | 21 | / |
| Makubui | 57 | 7 | / |
| Mokobui | 57 | 4 | / |
| Makabva | 57 | 2 | / |
| Makupwa | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mocabbe | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mokabue | 57 | 1 | / |
| Makubva | 57 | 1 | / |
| Makabbi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Makabui | 57 | 1 | / |
| Makabbai | 53 | 5 | / |
| Mokebwai | 53 | 2 | / |
| Maikabby | 53 | 1 | / |
| MacAbbey | 53 | 1 | / |
| Makabuhay | 50 | 46 | / |
| Makahabbi | 50 | 1 | / |
| MacCabbee | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Makobwe
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