Makwale Surname
Approximately 2,755 people bear this surname
Makwale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,117 | 1:8,086 | 1,225 |
| Tanzania | 357 | 1:148,296 | 13,502 |
| South Africa | 254 | 1:213,298 | 22,519 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Makwale (657) may also be a first name.
Makwale Demographics
Average Makwale Salary in
South Africa
R 242,028
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Makwale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makwale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makwale is most common in Malawi. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwale? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 158,518th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,645,207 people. Makwale occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwale reside; 87 percent reside in Southern Africa and 87 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Makwale is also the 323,942nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 657 people.
The surname Makwale is most widely held in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,117 people, or 1 in 8,086. Aside from Malawi Makwale occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 13 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.
Makwale Last Name Statistics demography
Makwale earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 1.85% more than the national average, earning R 242,028 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 Makwale
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