Makwa Surname

144,785th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,067 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Makwa Surname Definition:

“Zebra” in Sesuto.

Makwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6431:84,25810,384
Uganda4911:79,5108,532
DR Congo4581:161,30916,675
Indonesia4431:298,53126,540
Yemen3901:67,7574,847
Cameroon1631:127,41814,439
Kenya1001:461,79924,210
Tanzania961:551,47535,149
Nigeria881:2,012,98670,656
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
Namibia401:60,2356,839
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
India61:127,844,230863,365
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Makwa (476) may also be a first name.

Makwa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Zebra” in Sesuto.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Makwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makwa (Marathi: माकवा) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Makwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Makwa is the 144,785th most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,376,115 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Makwa reside; 26 percent reside in Southern Africa and 26 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Makwa is also the 389,954th most commonly occurring given name worldwide, borne by 476 people.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 643 people, or 1 in 84,258. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 39 percent reside, Free State, where 31 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 7 percent reside. Apart from South Africa it is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 16 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside.

Makwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Makwa surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Makwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.66% less than the national average, earning R 131,520 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makwea91416/
Makgwa91190/
Makwai91153/
Makwah9177/
Mmakwa9142/
Maekwa9128/
Makwau9126/
Maukwa9119/
Maikwa9118/
Makhwa9114/
Makway9111/
Mhakwa9111/
Maakwa917/
Makwaj911/
Meakwa911/
'Makwa911/
Makqwa911/
Maikwai8374/
Maikewa8328/
Mackway8326/
Mahakwa8312/
Makgwai8311/
Meakwai835/
Makwaai834/
Maikwad832/
Mankwah832/
Makhwah831/
Makwaha831/
Mmaikwa831/
Maekwai831/
Makwaah831/
Makwahe831/
Makwait831/
Maakgwa831/
Maikwau831/
Maikway831/
Mashkwa831/
Maeckwa831/
Makua8016,065/
Magwa804,890/
Mokwa803,768/
Makwe802,632/
Mekwa801,263/
Makwi80347/
Makwo8033/
Macwa8011/
Maqwa807/
Maikhwai774/
Madkwaai772/
Makwatch771/
Magwai732,223/
Mmekwa731,358/
Mmokwa731,302/
Maigwa73982/
Moekwa73511/
Mokwai73469/
Maqway73446/
Makuoa73395/
Maakwe73381/
Makgwe73312/
Mokwah73279/
Mmakwe73278/
Mokgwa73161/
Maggwa73159/
Mookwa73152/
Mekwai73141/
Makwee73138/
Magway73134/
Mhekwa73105/
Makwiz7396/
Moukwa7391/
MacWay7370/
Makwej7368/
Magwah7359/
Makwey7356/
MacWha7348/
Mekgwa7344/
Mokwea7342/
Makkua7328/
Makuay7325/
Mankua7323/
Makwei7321/
Mokhwa7316/
Magwad7314/
Mahkwe7312/
Makwue7311/
Mankwi7311/
Makgwi7311/
Mmagwa7311/
Maikua7311/
Mhakwe738/
Mhagwa736/
Maukwe736/
Monkwa736/
Mankwo736/
Magwat735/
Maikwo735/
Makkwi735/
Mmakua734/
Makuah733/
Mockwa733/
Mhokwa732/
Muokwa732/
Mohkwa732/
Maqwai732/
Muikwa732/
Mokwua732/
Mhakwi731/
Mokwaj731/
Maikwe731/
Meagwa731/
Meakwe731/
Maukua731/
Maskwo731/
Maghwa731/
Makkwo731/
Makweu731/
Makwie731/
Makwih731/
Makwoh731/
Makwot731/
Magwaz731/
Mgagwa731/
Meykwa731/
Madkwe731/
Maiqwa731/
Magwau731/
Makuae731/
Makwis731/
Makwui731/
Moikwa731/
Mokwas731/
Mokwau731/
Mmakwo731/
Maqwat731/
Maghway67497/
Mahakwe67223/
Maikuea67156/
Mahagwa67137/
Mangwea67111/
Mankwey6782/
MacWatt6763/
Makwehe6752/
Mokhwai6741/
Mangwah6718/
Maikewo6715/
Makkuea6715/
Maakgwe6713/
Makwich6712/
Mokwaya6711/
Maikuha6710/
Mankuah6710/
Mokwais679/
Mang'wa676/
Mokwaai676/
Makouha676/
Mangwua675/
Mokwahe674/
MacKwer673/
Mokgwas673/
Mokweha673/
Makweth672/
Meekway672/
Makuatt672/
Mahakua671/
Maghwat671/
Makuath671/
Mancway671/
Mheukwa671/
Maaikwe671/
M'Mekwa671/
Maikwis671/
Makweih671/
Makwout671/
Makwuet671/
Makuhay671/
Mahngwa671/
Mankwei671/
Mangwha671/
Moskwat671/
Monqkwa671/
Mekkway671/
Mangwaa671/
Magquwa671/
Maikwoi671/
Mahukwe671/
Mmookwa671/
Mekwhai671/
Maykuea671/
Maikuae671/
Makuaat671/
MacKuay670/
Meckway670/

Makwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makwa in the Marathi language
माकवाmakava-

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