Makuva Surname

585,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makuva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makuva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4681:32,9885,102
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
India61:127,844,230863,365
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Makuva (94) may also be a first name.

Makuva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makuva (Hindi: मकुवा, Russian: Макува) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makuva? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makuva is the 585,898th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 13,647,090 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Makuva reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Makuva is also the 980,251st most prevalent first name on earth, held by 94 people.

The last name Makuva is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 468 people, or 1 in 32,988. In Zimbabwe Makuva is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 39 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 21 percent are found and Harare Province, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.

Makuva Last Name Statistics demography

Makuva earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.7% less than the national average, earning R 126,672 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makkuva92851/
Makhuva92555/
Maikuva92508/
Makueva92277/
Makuvha9223/
Makusva921/
Makhuvha863,087/
Maikuvah861/
Makuwa8316,019/
Macuva831,973/
Makuve83650/
Makiva83578/
Makuvi83246/
Mokuva836/
Makuvo833/
Makieva776,910/
Makoeva773,146/
Makhuwa77301/
Makhiva77150/
Makhuvi77123/
Makuhwa7784/
Mokueva7768/
Makuevo7723/
Makouwa7710/
Makuuba779/
Makuvhe778/
Makouvo777/
Mmakuwa776/
Maakuwa774/
Makhuvo774/
Makauwa773/
Maikuwa772/
Makeuwa772/
Makuuwa771/
Makuwah771/
Makuvyo771/
Makuvhi771/
Makuswa771/
Macueva771/
Macauva771/
MacKiva771/
Moskuva771/
Makhuve771/
Makuiwa771/
Makkuba771/
Makoova771/
Makuver770/
Makhieva71180/
Magkieva71132/
Magkoeva71119/
Makkoeva7189/
Maykieva7115/
Maukieva7115/
Makuwaya7110/
Makhoeva718/
Makuchwa716/
Makkieva713/
Makhuwha712/
Makuwach712/
Mmakhuba711/
Makhuwga711/
Makoubai711/
M'Makuwa711/
Maikauwa711/
Maykoeva711/
Maikouba711/
Makiwa678,099/
Mokuwa671,656/
Makuwe671,400/
Makuwi67211/
Macuba67185/
Makuwo67157/
Maykhieva6776/
Mokuve6744/
Mekuwa6730/
Makivo678/
Maukhieva678/
Macuwa674/
Mokiva673/
Macuvi672/
Maikouwai671/
Macuve671/
Maikuwaya671/
Makhushwa671/
McKiva670/

Makuva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makuva in the Hindi language
मकुवाmakuva77.78
मकूवाmakuva11.11
माकुवाmakuva11.11
Makuva in the Russian language
Макуваmakuva-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Makuva
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