Makuwana Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makuwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makuwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Makuwana (7) may also be a first name.

Makuwana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makuwana is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makuwana? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Makuwana is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makuwana are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 7 people.

The last name Makuwana is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe Makuwana is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 50 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe Makuwana is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Nigeria, where 20 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
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  • 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 Makuwana
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