Makwanya Surname

203,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,042 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makwanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makwanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,9471:7,929918
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
England121:4,643,172139,951
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Makwanya (26) may also be a first name.

Makwanya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makwanya (Arabic: مكونيا) is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Makwanya.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwanya? popularity and diffusion

Makwanya is the 203,734th most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,568,828 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makwanya reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used given name worldwide It is held by 26 people.

The surname Makwanya is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,947 people, or 1 in 7,929. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 26 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 25 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 12 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Makwanya Last Name Statistics demography

Makwanya earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.47% less than the national average, earning R 141,456 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Makwanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makwanya in the Arabic language
مكونياmkwnya-

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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 Makwanya
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