Makotwe Surname
Approximately 527 people bear this surname
Makotwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 501 | 1:105,672 | 10,279 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
Makotwe (12) may also be a first name.
Makotwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makotwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makotwe is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makotwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 591,720th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,828,360 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makotwe live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Makotwe is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 501 people, or 1 in 105,672. In Tanzania Makotwe is mostly concentrated in: Geita Region, where 81 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 18 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Makotwe occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Makotwe
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