Makwahla Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makwahla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makwahla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe471:328,47331,980
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Makwahla Last Name Facts

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

Makwahla occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwahla? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,255,512th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname Makwahla is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makwahla are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 328,473. In Zimbabwe Makwahla is most frequent in: Midlands Province, where 94 percent live, Harare Province, where 2 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 2 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 32 percent live and Austria, where 1 percent live.

Makwahla Last Name Statistics demography

Makwahla earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.43% less than the national average, earning R 108,288 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makgwahla9420/
Makwala935,493/
Makwaila8886/
Makwaula885/
Makwalla882/
Makwaela882/
Makgwala881/
Makwahlo881/
Makwalai881/
Magwahla881/
Mokwahla881/
Mokgwahla821/
Maikwalla821/
Makwela8013,593/
Makuala804,583/
Magwala801,450/
Mokwala801,338/
Makwalo80645/
Maqwala806/
MacWala801/
Makgwatlha781/
Magqwala7554/
Magwaila7517/
Magwalay7517/
Magwalat7510/
Makweela7510/
Maakwela7510/
Makkwela756/
Mankuala754/
Makgwela754/
Magwalla752/
Mokwalai752/
Makwelah751/
Mokwalau751/
Maikuala751/
Manqwala751/
Mekwalla751/
Makwallo751/
Mokgwaela7173/
Magwaalla712/
Maikwalos711/
Makuela671,920/
Makwelo671,017/
Magwela6742/
Magbala6730/
Mogwala6727/
Magwalo6726/
Mokwela6722/
Macuala6717/
Makwolo675/
Moikwatlai674/
Mokwalo674/
Magvala671/
Maqwela671/
Makualo671/
Maguala671/

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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
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  • 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 Makwahla
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