Makwanja Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Makwanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 10 | 1:1,584,992 | 31,679 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 1:3,859,560 | 114,807 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Makwanja (18) may also be a first name.
Makwanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makwanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makwanja is found most in Zambia. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Makwanja.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwanja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makwanja is the 4,908,606th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwanja are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Makwanja is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 18 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 1,584,992. In Zambia Makwanja is mostly concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 90 percent live and Central Province, where 10 percent live. Excluding Zambia Makwanja is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent live and Malawi, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makwandja | 94 | 1 | / |
| Makwanya | 88 | 2,042 | / |
| Makwanza | 88 | 265 | / |
| Makwanha | 88 | 22 | / |
| Makwanje | 88 | 13 | / |
| Makwenja | 88 | 12 | / |
| Makwanji | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makwansa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makwania | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makgwanya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mackwanya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maigwanja | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makwanyah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maigwandja | 78 | 1 | / |
| Magwanya | 75 | 660 | / |
| Magwanji | 75 | 166 | / |
| Makuania | 75 | 75 | / |
| Makuanza | 75 | 62 | / |
| Makwanye | 75 | 60 | / |
| Makwanie | 75 | 55 | / |
| Makuansa | 75 | 41 | / |
| Makwanzo | 75 | 21 | / |
| Magwanza | 75 | 14 | / |
| Mokwanya | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mogwanja | 75 | 4 | / |
| Makwanhi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Magwanje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Macuanja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makuanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makgwanye | 71 | 55 | / |
| Maigwanjo | 71 | 27 | / |
| Mangwanza | 71 | 21 | / |
| Maikwamsa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maigwanji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magwanyahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maingwanya | 67 | 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
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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 Makwanja
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