Makwala Surname
Approximately 5,493 people bear this surname
Makwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4,276 | 1:12,670 | 1,578 |
| DR Congo | 835 | 1:88,479 | 10,091 |
| Botswana | 132 | 1:16,568 | 3,236 |
| Zambia | 111 | 1:142,792 | 10,391 |
| Zimbabwe | 53 | 1:291,288 | 29,631 |
| Tanzania | 31 | 1:1,707,794 | 47,542 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Makwala (321) may also be a first name.
Makwala Demographics
Average Makwala Salary in
South Africa
R 114,840
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Makwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makwala (Marathi: मकवाला) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 87,562nd most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,326,697 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makwala reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Makwala is also the 489,856th most commonly held given name world-wide. It is borne by 321 people.
It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 4,276 people, or 1 in 12,670. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 67 percent reside, Gauteng, where 23 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 4 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside and Botswana, where 2 percent reside.
Makwala Last Name Statistics demography
Makwala earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.67% less than the national average, earning R 114,840 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makwala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makwala in the Marathi language | ||
| मकवाला | makavala | 87.5 |
| मकवाना | makavana | 12.5 |
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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 Makwala
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