Makwamba Surname
Approximately 1,045 people bear this surname
Makwamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 711 | 1:103,909 | 11,552 |
| Zambia | 206 | 1:76,941 | 6,580 |
| Tanzania | 74 | 1:715,427 | 40,832 |
| Cameroon | 34 | 1:610,855 | 46,287 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Makwamba (48) may also be a first name.
Makwamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makwamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makwamba is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwamba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 349,405th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,973,728 people. The surname Makwamba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwamba live; 71 percent live in Central Africa and 71 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Makwamba is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 48 people.
Makwamba is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 711 people, or 1 in 103,909. Beside The DR Congo it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 20 percent are found and Tanzania, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makwemba | 88 | 804 | / |
| Magwamba | 88 | 150 | / |
| Makuamba | 88 | 55 | / |
| Makwambe | 88 | 15 | / |
| Makwambi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Makwambo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makwamva | 88 | 1 | / |
| Magwamboa | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mokwambai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mokwambay | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mang'wamba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Makwembo | 75 | 554 | / |
| Mokwambe | 75 | 63 | / |
| Magwambo | 75 | 21 | / |
| Maquamba | 75 | 9 | / |
| Magwambe | 75 | 8 | / |
| Magwambi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Maqwambe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mokuamba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Manguamba | 71 | 27 | / |
| Macquamba | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mokgwambe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Manqwambi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Magwoumba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moukwambe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mangwambe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makweembo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mangqwambi | 67 | 164 | / |
| Mangqwambe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maquemba | 63 | 1,579 | / |
| Mogwambo | 63 | 158 | / |
| Moqwambe | 63 | 5 | / |
| Mogwambe | 63 | 4 | / |
| Moqwambi | 63 | 2 | / |
| Mecuamba | 63 | 2 | / |
| Mequamba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Maguambe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Magbambe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mongwambe | 59 | 23 | / |
| Manguambe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mogbambay | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mogbambai | 59 | 1 | / |
| Magbeimba | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mogbambi | 50 | 75 | / |
| Magbanva | 50 | 3 | / |
| Mogwanbi | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Makwamba
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