Makomwe Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Makomwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Makomwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makomwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makomwe is most common in Tanzania. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Makomwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makomwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makomwe is the 4,307,654th most frequently held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. Makomwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makomwe reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 4,072,432. In Tanzania Makomwe is most common in: Pwani Region, where 69 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 31 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 24 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makamwe | 86 | 227 | / |
| Makumwe | 86 | 72 | / |
| Makemwe | 86 | 13 | / |
| Makomwa | 86 | 9 | / |
| Makamweu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makamweh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makamwee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maikombe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maikamwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makombee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makhumwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mahakombe | 75 | 150 | / |
| Makamwoue | 75 | 17 | / |
| Makomva | 71 | 268 | / |
| Mokomwa | 71 | 196 | / |
| Macombe | 71 | 84 | / |
| Makamwa | 71 | 60 | / |
| Mekamwe | 71 | 21 | / |
| Makumwa | 71 | 20 | / |
| Makonwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mekemwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Makamue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makomgnoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makumve | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokamwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maqombe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokombea | 67 | 27 | / |
| MacCombe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Maikonwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Makumbea | 67 | 7 | / |
| Maikambe | 67 | 2 | / |
| MacOmbee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Makonmbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokoumbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makhumbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahcombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makonves | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maekamue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makaumbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacOmbey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Makomwe
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