Makuwa Surname

33,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,019 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Makuwa Surname Definition:

Makuwa is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: a person that shouts when rejoicing.

Makuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9,5931:5,648712
DR Congo3,1261:23,6342,979
Zambia1,0731:14,7721,686
Zimbabwe9351:16,5112,412
Malawi6541:26,1763,951
Tanzania5611:94,3709,408
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England111:5,065,278148,650
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
France31:22,140,907385,998
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349

Makuwa (1,223) may also be a first name.

Makuwa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Makuwa is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: a person that shouts when rejoicing.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Makuwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makuwa is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makuwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 33,148th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 454,931 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makuwa are found; 77 percent are found in Southern Africa and 77 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Makuwa is also the 226,269th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 1,223 people.

The surname Makuwa is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 9,593 people, or 1 in 5,648. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 39 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 30 percent are found and Gauteng, where 25 percent are found. Besides South Africa this last name exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and Zambia, where 7 percent are found.

Makuwa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Makuwa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.56% less than the national average, earning R 122,232 per year and in United States they earn 20.03% more than the national average, earning $51,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makhuwa92301/
Makuhwa9284/
Makouwa9210/
Mmakuwa926/
Maakuwa924/
Makauwa923/
Makeuwa922/
Maikuwa922/
Makuiwa921/
Makuuwa921/
Makuwah921/
Makuswa921/
Makuwaya8610/
Makuchwa866/
Makuwach862/
Makhuwha862/
M'Makuwa861/
Maikauwa861/
Makhuwga861/
Makiwa838,099/
Mokuwa831,656/
Makuwe831,400/
Makuva83534/
Makuwi83211/
Makuwo83157/
Mekuwa8330/
Macuwa834/
Makhushwa801/
Maikuwaya801/
Maikouwai801/
Makkuva77851/
Makhuva77555/
Maikuva77508/
Makhiwa77306/
Makueva77277/
Mokhuwa7749/
Mekeuwa7735/
Makouwe7734/
Makuvha7723/
Makauwo7720/
Makowai7720/
Makowah7713/
Makoway7713/
Makuuba779/
Makiwai778/
Mokuwah772/
Makouwi772/
Makoowa772/
Makiwah771/
Mekauwa771/
Maicuwa771/
Mokouwa771/
Makauwe771/
Makusva771/
Matcuwa771/
Makuhwe771/
Makouwo771/
Makhuwe771/
Makuwei771/
Makuywe771/
Makuewo771/
Makkuba771/
Makhuvha713,087/
MacKoway7152/
Maikouwe7124/
Mokhuiwa714/
Makouwou711/
Maikouba711/
Mahkuweh711/
Magcuwas711/
Makoubai711/
Makouweh711/
Mokhuswa711/
Mokhouwa711/
Mmakhuba711/
Maikuvah711/
Mokiwa674,437/
Macuva671,973/
Makowe67881/
Makuve67650/
Makiva67578/
Mokuwe67487/
Makuvi67246/
Macuba67185/
Mchuwa67155/
Makowo67143/
Makowy6766/
Makowi679/
Mokuva676/
Makowj675/
Mekiwa673/
Makuvo673/
Makiwo671/
Maqiwa671/
Mouskouwa671/

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