Makwara Surname
Approximately 4,306 people bear this surname
Makwara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 4,104 | 1:3,762 | 314 |
| Kenya | 92 | 1:501,955 | 25,569 |
| South Africa | 54 | 1:1,003,291 | 61,925 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Makwara (79) may also be a first name.
Makwara Demographics
Makwara Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Makwara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makwara Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makwara is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Makwara.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwara? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makwara is the 108,144th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,692,417 people. The surname Makwara occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makwara reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Makwara is also the 1,083,225th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 79 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 4,104 people, or 1 in 3,762. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 23 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 19 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 15 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Makwara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Makwara earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 547.3% more than the national average, earning R 1,538,220 per year and in United States they earn 30.69% less than the national average, earning $29,906 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makhwara | 93 | 174 | / |
| Makwaira | 93 | 101 | / |
| Maikwara | 93 | 94 | / |
| Makgwara | 93 | 24 | / |
| Mankwara | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mmakgwara | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makwera | 86 | 1,028 | / |
| Maqwara | 86 | 655 | / |
| Makwari | 86 | 209 | / |
| Makware | 86 | 203 | / |
| Magwara | 86 | 97 | / |
| Makwaro | 86 | 45 | / |
| Mokwara | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makuara | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maikware | 80 | 130 | / |
| Maikwari | 80 | 73 | / |
| Maqhwara | 80 | 20 | / |
| Makweura | 80 | 11 | / |
| Mokgwara | 80 | 8 | / |
| Maqwarha | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mahkuara | 80 | 4 | / |
| Maikwaro | 80 | 2 | / |
| Makwaire | 80 | 2 | / |
| Maghwara | 80 | 1 | / |
| Magwarha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maikuara | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maagwara | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mhokwara | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makweera | 80 | 1 | / |
| Magwaira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Magqwara | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maqhwarha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Maikwaire | 75 | 1 | / |
| Magqwarha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maikworai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makworo | 71 | 1,184 | / |
| Magwaro | 71 | 1,174 | / |
| Magwera | 71 | 770 | / |
| Megwara | 71 | 234 | / |
| Magwari | 71 | 177 | / |
| Makwero | 71 | 107 | / |
| Mokwari | 71 | 18 | / |
| Magbara | 71 | 13 | / |
| Magware | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mokwera | 71 | 5 | / |
| Macwary | 71 | 3 | / |
| Magwora | 71 | 2 | / |
| Macuara | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mokwaro | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mokuara | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mokware | 71 | 2 | / |
| Macwari | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moqwara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mogwara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maguara | 71 | 1 | / |
| MacKwarett | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mokgware | 67 | 186 | / |
| Mokuhara | 67 | 78 | / |
| Maigwari | 67 | 9 | / |
| Maghwari | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maqueara | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mokgwari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokwairo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Megwarra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokgwera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhaguara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magbaura | 67 | 1 | / |
| Megwaara | 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
- 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 Makwara
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