Makuwire Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makuwire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makuwire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2191:70,49410,481
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Makuwire (20) may also be a first name.

Makuwire Last Name Facts

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

Makuwire is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makuwire? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makuwire is the 1,092,155th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makuwire are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Makuwire is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 219 people, or 1 in 70,494. In Zimbabwe Makuwire is primarily found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 20 percent are found, Harare Province, where 19 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 18 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makuvire882,773/
Makuwira881,924/
Makuwere88112/
Makuwiri8812/
Makuware883/
Makuwure881/
Makhuwira82993/
Makuvaire821/
Makuvira7521/
Makuvare7519/
Makuvere7516/
Makowere7512/
Makuviri753/
Makuvure751/
Makuvhure713/
Makower67164/
Makuber671/
Makuver670/
Makowera6322/
Macuvira634/
Makuvera631/
MacOwer532/
MacUbery500/

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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 Makuwire
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