Makuwo Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Makuwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makuwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1501:352,94426,073
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Makuwo Last Name Facts

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

Makuwo is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makuwo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,391,595th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. Makuwo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makuwo live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 352,944. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 99 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent reside. Not including Tanzania Makuwo exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 3 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makauwo9220/
Makuewo921/
Makouwo921/
Makouwou861/
Makuwa8316,019/
Makowo83143/
Makuvo833/
Makiwo831/
Makhuwa77301/
Makoubo77126/
Makuhwa7784/
Maikiwo7754/
Makuevo7723/
Makouwa7710/
Makouvo777/
Mmakuwa776/
Maikowo775/
Maakuwa774/
Makhuvo774/
Makiwoi773/
Makauwa773/
Makuibo772/
Makeuwa772/
Mokuwgo772/
Maikuwa772/
Makaubo771/
Makoowo771/
Makeubo771/
Makuuwa771/
Mekouwo771/
Mekuewo771/
Makhowo771/
Makuiwa771/
Makuwah771/
Makuswa771/
Makubho771/
Makuisswoh751/
Makeubou7110/
Makuchwa716/
Makhuwha712/
Makuwach712/
Makuibou711/
M'Makuwa711/
Makkhubo711/
Maikauwa711/
Makhuwga711/
Makiwa678,099/
Mokuwa671,656/
Makuva67534/
Mekuwa6730/
Makivo678/
Mekiwo675/
Mokowo674/
Macuwa674/
Macubo673/
Maikoubou672/
Mackoubou671/
Makhushwa671/
Makuissuo671/

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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 Makuwo
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