Makwas Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Makwas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Makwas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makwas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makwas occurs most in Yemen. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwas? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 63 percent of Makwas reside; 63 percent reside in West Asia and 63 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 5,285,059. Not including Yemen it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 13 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makwase | 92 | 61 | / |
| Makwashe | 86 | 350 | / |
| Makhwase | 86 | 5 | / |
| Magwas | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mokwas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Makwax | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maikwashe | 80 | 6 | / |
| Makwasshe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mokwais | 77 | 9 | / |
| Makuash | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mokgwas | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mokwase | 77 | 2 | / |
| Magwase | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makuatse | 71 | 30 | / |
| Magwashe | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mokwaise | 71 | 17 | / |
| Mokgwase | 71 | 16 | / |
| MacWatts | 71 | 4 | / |
| Macwashe | 71 | 4 | / |
| MacWaits | 71 | 2 | / |
| Makuasse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Manqwash | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makwatch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makwache | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maguas | 67 | 134 | / |
| Magvas | 67 | 114 | / |
| Magqwashe | 67 | 53 | / |
| Mogwas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Macuas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Magwaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekuas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makwatche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magbas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maquas | 67 | 1 | / |
| McWash | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Makwas
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