Makwaira Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Makwaira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 75 | 1:705,888 | 40,428 |
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 1:617,530 | 46,943 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Makwaira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makwaira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makwaira is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwaira? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makwaira is the 1,839,022nd most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makwaira are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 705,888. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 100 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
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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 Makwaira
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