Makwaiba Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makwaiba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makwaiba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2291:67,41610,100
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Makwaiba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makwaiba is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwaiba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 959,117th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 26,792,448 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makwaiba live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Makwaiba is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 229 people, or 1 in 67,416. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Matabeleland South Province, where 79 percent reside, Bulawayo Province, where 7 percent reside and Matabeleland North Province, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe Makwaiba exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Makwaiba Last Name Statistics demography

Makwaiba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.39% less than the national average, earning R 82,248 per year.

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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 Makwaiba
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