Makwani Surname

293,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Malawi

Makwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7801:94,71710,727
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
Tanzania911:581,77636,762
India781:9,834,172191,207
Zimbabwe721:214,42024,333
Kenya191:2,430,52136,895
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
England61:9,286,343223,652
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Makwani (26) may also be a first name.

Makwani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makwani (Marathi: मकवानी) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 293,375th most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 5,597,193 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Makwani are found; 60 percent are found in Central Africa and 60 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Makwani is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 26 people.

Makwani is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 780 people, or 1 in 94,717. Aside from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 18 percent are found and Tanzania, where 7 percent are found.

Makwani Last Name Statistics demography

Makwani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 90.99% less than the national average, earning R 21,408 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makwanie9355/
MacKwani9350/
Makhwani9321/
Mankwani9315/
Makwanit9310/
Makwanyi938/
Makwanis934/
Makwanhi932/
Maskwani931/
Madkwani931/
Maikwanni8832/
Maikwangi882/
Maqukwani881/
Makwana8634,213/
Makwane86710/
Macwani86530/
Magwani86250/
Makweni86243/
Makwany8662/
Makuani8659/
Mokwani8640/
Maqwani864/
Mekwani862/
Maikwannii821/
Makgwana80395/
Makgwane80257/
Makuhani80180/
Maakwana8079/
Makhwane8050/
Maikwana8034/
Makwaana8023/
Makwanha8022/
Magwanyi8019/
Mackwana8017/
Makwanje8013/
Mokwangi8010/
Makwaney806/
Maukwane806/
Mokwanyi806/
Mokwanoi804/
Moekwani804/
Magwanhi803/
Maghwani803/
Magcwani803/
Mokhwani802/
Maakwane802/
Makwonie802/
Maukwana802/
Magwangi801/
Makwanaa801/
Macwa'ni801/
Maikweni801/
Magkwana801/
Makuangi801/
Manqwani801/
Madkwane801/
Maigwani801/
Makqwana801/
MacKwane800/
Mhangwani75494/
Mangwangi75162/
Mmakgwana7516/
Mangqwani759/
Muokhwani756/
Mangwanhi751/
Makwaanna751/
Mang'wani751/
Maqukwane751/
Maangwani751/
Mahakwane751/
Makgwaana751/
Meagwanit751/
Mokwana718,229/
Mokwane71819/
Mokweni71482/
Makwene71248/
Maqwane71192/
Magwana71186/
Magwane71172/
Makuane71129/
Macwana71107/
Mekwane7175/
Makuana7163/
Makueni7136/
Magvani7134/
Macwane719/
Mokwoni714/
Magbani714/
Magwany713/
Maqwana712/
Maguani711/
Maquani711/
Mhangwanyi711/
Mahangwani711/
Makwone711/
Mogwani711/
Mokhwane67111/
Mokgwane6789/
Meigwani6765/
Mmekwane6757/
Moekwane6750/
Meekwane6723/
Maqhwane6712/
Makuhane678/
Moykweni677/
Macwange676/
Manqwane676/
Maqgwane674/
Magcwane674/
Magwaine674/
Mmokwane674/
Magwenhi673/
Maghvani673/
Mokwenyi673/
Mongwani672/
Mokgwana672/
Mogwanyi672/
Magwanhe671/
Magwenyi671/
Maygwana671/
Maigwana671/
Maghbani671/
Magwaane671/
Maguagni671/
Maigweni671/
Makuanee671/
Moukwane671/
Mokwenie671/
Mogbaani671/
Maukuana671/
Maquanie671/
Maqweane671/
Masqwane671/
Mhagwana671/
Macwayne671/
Magwanje671/
Maghwane671/
Magqwana671/
Magqwane671/
Maikuana671/
Mahgwane671/
Muokwane671/
Mookwana671/

Makwani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makwani in the Marathi language
मकवानीmakavani60.98
मकवाणीmakavani21.95
मकवािनmakavaina4.88
मकवानाmakavana4.88
माकवानीmakavani4.88
माकवाणीmakavani2.44

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Makwani
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