Makurira Surname

441,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 775 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makurira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makurira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe7381:20,9193,118
Botswana221:99,40615,343
England71:7,959,723202,100
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Makurira Last Name Facts

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

Makurira has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makurira? popularity and diffusion

Makurira is the 441,383rd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 9,403,285 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makurira reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Makurira is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 738 people, or 1 in 20,919. In Zimbabwe Makurira is most prevalent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 25 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 18 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 16 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maukurira942/
Makurire8834/
Makuriro882/
Makurura881/
Makurera881/
Makirira881/
Makaurire82144/
Makurirei821/
Makurairi821/
Makiriro7561/
Makorera7529/
Makorire751/
Makoriri751/
Macuriro751/
Maskhuriroh747/
Mokirirea711/
Maykorera711/
Makorere63730/
Makoreri631/
Mocoriro501/

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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 Makurira
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