Makwari Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makwari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makwari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1651:93,56513,336
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Makwari (47) may also be a first name.

Makwari Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makwari is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwari? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,148,257th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. The last name Makwari occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwari live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Makwari is also the 1,467,136th most commonly occurring given name on earth, held by 47 people.

It is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 93,565. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 50 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 16 percent live and Midlands Province, where 14 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Kenya, where 7 percent live.

Makwari Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Makwari last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Makwari
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