Makwaba Surname
Approximately 298 people bear this surname
Makwaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 171 | 1:316,829 | 30,013 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Zambia | 25 | 1:633,997 | 25,256 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Makwaba (19) may also be a first name.
Makwaba Demographics
Average Makwaba Salary in
South Africa
R 107,136
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Makwaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makwaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makwaba is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwaba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 897,852nd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwaba are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Makwaba is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used given name internationally It is held by 19 people.
It is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 316,829. In South Africa Makwaba is most frequent in: Free State, where 69 percent live, Gauteng, where 18 percent live and North West, where 6 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 28 percent live and Zambia, where 8 percent live.
Makwaba Last Name Statistics demography
Makwaba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.92% less than the national average, earning R 107,136 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makwaeba | 93 | 925 | / |
| Makwaiba | 93 | 272 | / |
| Makhwaba | 93 | 6 | / |
| Makgwaba | 93 | 1 | / |
| Makwayba | 93 | 1 | / |
| Makwatba | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mankwaiba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makweba | 86 | 627 | / |
| Makwabe | 86 | 558 | / |
| Magwaba | 86 | 311 | / |
| Makwabi | 86 | 70 | / |
| Makwava | 86 | 24 | / |
| Mokwaba | 86 | 2 | / |
| Makwoba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makwabo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maqwaba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makwaibe | 80 | 74 | / |
| Magqwaba | 80 | 33 | / |
| Maikwabo | 80 | 9 | / |
| Makwaabi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Makwoeba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Magwabha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makwaiva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makgwabi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maïkwabo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makwaebo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makweeba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mokwaeba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mokwaiba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mcwaba | 77 | 11 | / |
| Makwaivha | 75 | 3 | / |
| Maigwaiba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Magbaba | 71 | 226 | / |
| Makwebo | 71 | 222 | / |
| Magweba | 71 | 69 | / |
| Makuabi | 71 | 68 | / |
| Maquaba | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mokwabo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mokweba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Magwabi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Macwabe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Magwabo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mokwabi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maqwabe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Makwavi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Makuabo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Makueba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mocwaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokwava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macuaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokwabe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mogwaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makuoba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokgweba | 67 | 28 | / |
| Magqwabe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Manguaba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maikwobo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moikwabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magwavha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magcweba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Manqwabi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Makwaba
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