Makwase Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Makwase Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 59 | 1:918,266 | 58,838 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Makwase (51) may also be a first name.
Makwase Demographics
Average Makwase Salary in
South Africa
R 217,548
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Makwase Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makwase Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makwase occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Makwase.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwase? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makwase is the 2,460,878th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. Makwase occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwase reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 51 people.
This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 918,266. In South Africa Makwase is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 68 percent reside, Gauteng, where 15 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 15 percent reside. Besides South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Makwase Last Name Statistics demography
Makwase earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 8.45% less than the national average, earning R 217,548 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
- 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 Makwase
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