Makwakwa Surname
Approximately 14,155 people bear this surname
Makwakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 7,163 | 1:2,390 | 293 |
| South Africa | 5,260 | 1:10,300 | 1,277 |
| Zambia | 682 | 1:23,240 | 2,496 |
| Zimbabwe | 530 | 1:29,129 | 4,473 |
| Swaziland | 303 | 1:4,284 | 317 |
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Makwakwa (40) may also be a first name.
Makwakwa Demographics
Average Makwakwa Salary in
United States
$28,360 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Makwakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makwakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makwakwa is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Makwakwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwakwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makwakwa is the 37,215th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 514,839 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwakwa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 40 people.
This surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 7,163 people, or 1 in 2,390. Apart from Malawi it occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 37 percent are found and Zambia, where 5 percent are found.
Makwakwa Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Makwakwa earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 34.2% less than the national average, earning R 156,372 per year and in United States they earn 34.27% less than the national average, earning $28,360 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maikwakwa | 94 | 7 | / |
| Mankwakwa | 94 | 3 | / |
| Makwankwa | 94 | 2 | / |
| Makwakhwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Makhwakhwa | 89 | 3 | / |
| Makgwakgwa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mokwakwa | 88 | 272 | / |
| Makwakwe | 88 | 43 | / |
| Makwekwa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Magwakwa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Makwakua | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makwakwo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makwangwa | 82 | 101 | / |
| Mankwakwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mokgwakgwa | 78 | 93 | / |
| Mokhwakhwa | 78 | 5 | / |
| Mokqwakqwa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Maikwankwo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Magwagwa | 75 | 1,045 | / |
| Makuakua | 75 | 62 | / |
| Mokwakwe | 75 | 12 | / |
| Macwacwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Magwacwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maqwaqwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mokwakwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makwokwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Magwaqwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makwokwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mokgwankgwa | 74 | 53 | / |
| Mangwakwe | 71 | 31 | / |
| Mokgwakgwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maghwaghwa | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Makwakwa
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