Makwaqa Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Makwaqa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 8 | 1:254,070 | 15,268 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Makwaqa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makwaqa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makwaqa is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwaqa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,587,209th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwaqa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 254,070. In Lesotho Makwaqa is most common in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 100 percent live. Excluding Lesotho this last name exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makwaka | 86 | 416 | / |
| Mokwaqa | 86 | 21 | / |
| Magwaqa | 86 | 18 | / |
| Maqwaqa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makwaca | 86 | 1 | / |
| Magwaca | 71 | 1,410 | / |
| Makuaka | 71 | 98 | / |
| Mokwaka | 71 | 57 | / |
| Makwako | 71 | 43 | / |
| Makweka | 71 | 17 | / |
| Maqwaka | 71 | 12 | / |
| Magwaka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Magwaqo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mokwaqo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maqwaca | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macwaca | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makwoka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magqwaka | 67 | 42 | / |
| Maqhwaka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maakweka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maquaqua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maqgwaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mangwaca | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Makwaqa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis