Makutwa Surname
Approximately 302 people bear this surname
Makutwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 288 | 1:160,347 | 12,577 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Makutwa Demographics
Makutwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Makutwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makutwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makutwa is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makutwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Makutwa is the 889,654th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 24,130,947 people. Makutwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makutwa are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 288 people, or 1 in 160,347. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 42 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 35 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 3 percent are found and Sudan, where 1 percent are found.
Makutwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Makutwa last name is predominantly Christian (80%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mmakutwa | 93 | 9 | / |
| Makotwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Makitwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makutua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mokguthwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makotwe | 71 | 527 | / |
| Mokotwa | 71 | 21 | / |
| Makotwi | 71 | 19 | / |
| Mcuthwa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Makitua | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mokutua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokudwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maikidwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokoetwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maykodwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moukitwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makoutue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mcitwa | 62 | 596 | / |
| Mchitwa | 57 | 104 | / |
| Mcithwa | 57 | 72 | / |
| Makudue | 57 | 1 | / |
| Macotwe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mchithwa | 53 | 554 | / |
| Makidvou | 53 | 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 Makutwa
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