Makuvu Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Makuvu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 54 | 1:285,893 | 29,291 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Makuvu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makuvu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makuvu is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Makuvu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makuvu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,152,526th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makuvu are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Makuvu is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 285,893. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 56 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 22 percent reside and Harare Province, where 15 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 27 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Makuvu
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