Makuvaza Surname

144,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makuvaza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makuvaza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3,0401:5,078503
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Makuvaza (13) may also be a first name.

Makuvaza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makuvaza occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makuvaza? popularity and diffusion

Makuvaza is the 144,573rd most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,371,476 people. The surname Makuvaza occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makuvaza live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name globally, held by 13 people.

The last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 3,040 people, or 1 in 5,078. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 32 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 19 percent are found and Harare Province, where 15 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makuvadza946/
Makuwaza881,455/
Makuvasa884/
Makuvaze884/
Makuwadza8217/
Makuweaza821/
Makhuwaza821/
Makuwazi756/
Makubazi751/
Makuwaze751/
Macuwaza751/
Makubaage711/
Makuwadzei671/
Makubage6326/
Macowazi501/

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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 Makuvaza
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