Makwasha Surname

365,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 987 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makwasha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makwasha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe9161:16,8542,467
Zambia421:377,37919,273
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
England41:13,929,515290,718
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Makwasha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makwasha has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Makwasha.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwasha? popularity and diffusion

It is the 365,442nd most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 7,383,532 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makwasha are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 916 people, or 1 in 16,854. In Zimbabwe Makwasha is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 28 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 22 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 22 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Makwasha Last Name Statistics demography

Makwasha earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17.27% less than the national average, earning R 196,596 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 Makwasha
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