Makwalu Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Makwalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makwalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia701:226,42714,143
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Makwalu Last Name Facts

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

Makwalu is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwalu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,203,767th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makwalu are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Makwalu is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 226,427. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Central Province, where 90 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 6 percent are found and Southern Province, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Zambia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makwaslu935/
M'Akwalu932/
Magwalu8667/
Makwelu865/
Makualu861/
Macwalu861/
Mokwalau801/
Mangwalu801/
Mang'walu754/
Megwalu71219/
Mokwelu7113/
Magbalu711/
Muokwelu6727/
Mmokwelu671/
Moukwelu671/
Mokwuelu671/
Magualeu671/
Magweleu671/
Mokuolu57209/
Magbolu572/
Mogbalu571/

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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 Makwalu
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