Makomva Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makomva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makomva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2411:64,0599,642
England161:3,482,379114,324
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Makomva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makomva is most common in Zimbabwe. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makomva? popularity and diffusion

The last name Makomva is the 968,490th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 27,192,336 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Makomva live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 241 people, or 1 in 64,059. In Zimbabwe Makomva is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 52 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 16 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 14 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makomwa869/
Makomua864/
Makkombay751/
Mokomwa71196/
Makamvi7162/
Makamwa7160/
Macomba7140/
Makomwe7121/
Makomwo7110/
Mekomwa714/
Makemwa713/
Makonwa712/
Makamvo711/
Makamua711/
Makonua711/
Mokombea6727/
Maikonwa6711/
Maukombo675/
Mockomba672/
Macoumba672/
Maikombe671/
Makombee671/
Maikemwa671/
Makoombo671/
Makemvou671/
Makonves671/
Makonmbi671/
Mokhomba671/
Makaamba671/

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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 Makomva
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