Makwabe Surname
Approximately 558 people bear this surname
Makwabe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 423 | 1:128,080 | 15,034 |
| Tanzania | 106 | 1:499,449 | 33,339 |
| Kenya | 21 | 1:2,199,043 | 36,489 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Makwabe (12) may also be a first name.
Makwabe Demographics
Average Makwabe Salary in
South Africa
R 225,756
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Makwabe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makwabe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makwabe is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwabe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 566,665th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 13,060,118 people. Makwabe occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makwabe reside; 76 percent reside in Southern Africa and 76 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent given name on earth, borne by 12 people.
This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 423 people, or 1 in 128,080. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent reside, Gauteng, where 19 percent reside and Western Cape, where 13 percent reside. Barring South Africa Makwabe occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 19 percent reside and Kenya, where 4 percent reside.
Makwabe Last Name Statistics demography
Makwabe earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5% less than the national average, earning R 225,756 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makwaibe | 93 | 74 | / |
| Makhwabe | 93 | 26 | / |
| Makwaba | 86 | 298 | / |
| Makwabi | 86 | 70 | / |
| Makwebe | 86 | 5 | / |
| Maqwabe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Macwabe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mokwabe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makwaiba | 80 | 272 | / |
| Magqwabe | 80 | 21 | / |
| Makgwebe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Makwaabi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Makwayba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makgwabi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makgwaba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moikwabe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Magwabije | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mangqwabe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Magwaba | 71 | 311 | / |
| Makuabi | 71 | 68 | / |
| Mokwebe | 71 | 39 | / |
| Makwebi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Magwebe | 71 | 8 | / |
| Magwabi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mokwabi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mokwaba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Makwavi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maqwaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokwobe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mogwabe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makuobe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makwoba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magbabe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makuave | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magqwaba | 67 | 33 | / |
| Mokgwebe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mokwampe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Monqwabe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mokwaiba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mogcwabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Manqwabi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magweebe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magbeabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magwabha | 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 Makwabe
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