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

The surname Makurira occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Makurira.

How Common Is The Last Name Makurira? popularity and diffusion

The last name Makurira is the 441,383rd most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 9,403,285 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makurira are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 738 people, or 1 in 20,919. In Zimbabwe Makurira is most frequent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 25 percent live, Midlands Province, where 18 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 16 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

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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