Makwande Surname
Approximately 381 people bear this surname
Makwande Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 375 | 1:41,169 | 6,356 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Makwande (175) may also be a first name.
Makwande Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makwande Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makwande is most common in Zimbabwe. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwande? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 752,779th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 19,127,417 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makwande reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 690,096th most numerous given name globally, held by 175 people.
The surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 375 people, or 1 in 41,169. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 28 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 16 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 16 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maikwande | 94 | 1 | / |
| Makwanda | 88 | 969 | / |
| Makwandi | 88 | 199 | / |
| Magwande | 88 | 35 | / |
| Makuande | 88 | 1 | / |
| Meekwandee | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mokwasinde | 78 | 1 | / |
| Magwanda | 75 | 247 | / |
| Makuanda | 75 | 28 | / |
| Magwandi | 75 | 9 | / |
| Magbande | 75 | 3 | / |
| Manguande | 71 | 89 | / |
| Mangguande | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mangkuandi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mongwainde | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magbonde | 63 | 467 | / |
| Macuanda | 63 | 11 | / |
| Mogvande | 63 | 1 | / |
| Magbandi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mogwanda | 63 | 1 | / |
| Manguandi | 59 | 27 | / |
| Maiquanda | 59 | 1 | / |
| Maiguandi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mogvende | 50 | 9 | / |
| Magbondi | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mogbonde | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mogbandi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Magbondé | 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 Makwande
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