Makwaia Surname
Approximately 244 people bear this surname
Makwaia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 231 | 1:229,184 | 18,969 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Makwaia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makwaia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makwaia is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Makwaia.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwaia? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,032,007th most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. The surname Makwaia occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Makwaia are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 231 people, or 1 in 229,184. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 42 percent live, Pwani Region, where 41 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 4 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makwai | 92 | 153 | / |
| Makwaya | 86 | 7,248 | / |
| Makwayi | 86 | 86 | / |
| Maikwai | 86 | 74 | / |
| Makgwai | 86 | 11 | / |
| Meakwai | 86 | 5 | / |
| Makwaja | 86 | 5 | / |
| Makwaai | 86 | 4 | / |
| Makwait | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maekwai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makhwaya | 80 | 13 | / |
| Maikwaya | 80 | 11 | / |
| Maikhwai | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mankwaya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Madkwaai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Makwayaz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makwaiyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maikwayi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makwauya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makhwaja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makgwayi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Magwai | 77 | 2,223 | / |
| Mokwai | 77 | 469 | / |
| Makwea | 77 | 416 | / |
| Mekwai | 77 | 141 | / |
| Makwau | 77 | 26 | / |
| Makwei | 77 | 21 | / |
| Makway | 77 | 11 | / |
| Maqwai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Makwie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makwaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makwui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Magwaya | 71 | 2,216 | / |
| Makweya | 71 | 2,024 | / |
| Magwaja | 71 | 459 | / |
| Magwayi | 71 | 411 | / |
| Makweja | 71 | 167 | / |
| Makwayo | 71 | 161 | / |
| Makuaya | 71 | 160 | / |
| Makwiya | 71 | 147 | / |
| Mokwayi | 71 | 99 | / |
| Makweji | 71 | 82 | / |
| Maqwayi | 71 | 43 | / |
| Mokhwai | 71 | 41 | / |
| Mackway | 71 | 26 | / |
| Makwija | 71 | 21 | / |
| Makweyi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mokwaya | 71 | 11 | / |
| Makwaye | 71 | 9 | / |
| Makweha | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mokwais | 71 | 9 | / |
| Makwiye | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mokwaai | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mekwaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Makweih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makwawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makwiji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makwiyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magwaji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makwaje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makwayu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mankwei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macwayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maikwau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maikway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maikwoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mekwhai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meikwaya | 67 | 86 | / |
| Makwiyah | 67 | 16 | / |
| Magqwayi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mangwaji | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mangwayi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Makhweya | 67 | 4 | / |
| MacWaits | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muikwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makweiha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maikwayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magwauya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makhweja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maungwai | 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 Makwaia
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