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 occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwaba? popularity and diffusion
Makwaba is the 897,852nd most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 common first name in the world It is held by 19 people.
The last name Makwaba is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 316,829. In South Africa Makwaba is primarily found in: Free State, where 69 percent are found, Gauteng, where 18 percent are found and North West, where 6 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 28 percent are found and Zambia, where 8 percent are found.
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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