Makwara Surname

108,144th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makwara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makwara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4,1041:3,762314
Kenya921:501,95525,569
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
England101:5,571,806158,774
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Swaziland91:144,244719
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Makwara (79) may also be a first name.

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.

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