Makwanda Surname

370,695th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 969 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makwanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makwanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4531:116,86911,189
Zimbabwe4151:37,2015,761
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Makwanda (22) may also be a first name.

Makwanda Last Name Facts

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

Makwanda is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwanda? popularity and diffusion

Makwanda is the 370,695th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 7,520,687 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwanda live; 47 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used given name internationally It is held by 22 people.

Makwanda is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 453 people, or 1 in 116,869. In Tanzania Makwanda is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 66 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 27 percent are found and Lindi Region, where 2 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 43 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.

Makwanda Last Name Statistics demography

Makwanda earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 89.95% less than the national average, earning R 23,892 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 Makwanda
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