Makwacha Surname
Approximately 1,060 people bear this surname
Makwacha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 863 | 1:19,837 | 3,086 |
| Botswana | 110 | 1:19,881 | 3,945 |
| Zimbabwe | 85 | 1:181,626 | 21,765 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
Makwacha (18) may also be a first name.
Makwacha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makwacha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makwacha is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwacha? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 345,372nd most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 6,875,043 people. The surname Makwacha occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwacha are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Makwacha is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 18 people.
Makwacha is most widely held in Malawi, where it is carried by 863 people, or 1 in 19,837. Other than Malawi Makwacha is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 10 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makwaca | 93 | 1 | / |
| Makwecha | 88 | 810 | / |
| Mokwacha | 88 | 5 | / |
| Makwache | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makwacia | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makwatsha | 82 | 6 | / |
| Makwatche | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makwacheu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Magwaca | 80 | 1,410 | / |
| Makwaza | 80 | 778 | / |
| Macwaca | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maqwaca | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makwatsa | 75 | 29 | / |
| Makwakhe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Makwadza | 75 | 2 | / |
| Makwochi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makgwaza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makwhaza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Macuacha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mokwachi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makwazho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Magwacho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mangwachi | 71 | 61 | / |
| Makwaidza | 71 | 10 | / |
| Makuatche | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mokwatsha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mangwache | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makwatsho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maikwaage | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magwaza | 67 | 39,074 | / |
| Makwazo | 67 | 123 | / |
| Maqwaza | 67 | 10 | / |
| Macuaca | 67 | 7 | / |
| Macwaza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maguaca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magwaco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mang'wachi | 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 Makwacha
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