Makulwa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Makulwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Makulwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makulwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makulwa is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makulwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Makulwa live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Makulwa is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 50 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 50 percent live. Besides Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matkulwad | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makulua | 86 | 301 | / |
| Makolwa | 86 | 297 | / |
| Makholwa | 80 | 904 | / |
| Makulbay | 80 | 13 | / |
| Makulbai | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mculwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Motkulwad | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mothkulwad | 71 | 3 | / |
| Makolwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mokulua | 71 | 3 | / |
| Makhuselwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maculuay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mokholwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makholwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maikolwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacUlwee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Maquielva | 63 | 1 | / |
| Maculbe | 57 | 60 | / |
| Mchilwa | 57 | 10 | / |
| MacAului | 53 | 1 | / |
| MacOlwee | 53 | 0 | / |
| Moukoulbe | 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 Makulwa
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