Makukwa Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Makukwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 44 | 1:350,869 | 33,247 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Makukwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makukwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makukwa is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Makukwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makukwa? popularity and diffusion
Makukwa is the 2,689,253rd most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makukwa are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 350,869. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 41 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 27 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 23 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent live and Uganda, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makunkwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Makokwa | 86 | 472 | / |
| Makukwe | 86 | 188 | / |
| Mokukwa | 86 | 48 | / |
| Makukwi | 86 | 11 | / |
| Makukua | 86 | 5 | / |
| Makugwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Makucwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makikwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makunkwe | 80 | 20 | / |
| Makougwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makungwah | 75 | 22 | / |
| Maikungwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makokwe | 71 | 958 | / |
| Macucwa | 71 | 241 | / |
| Makugwe | 71 | 16 | / |
| Makikwo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mokokwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Macukwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makogwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makigwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makokwwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makhokwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maekugua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macungwa | 67 | 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 Makukwa
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