Makwashi Surname
Approximately 338 people bear this surname
Makwashi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 333 | 1:531,960 | 26,148 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Makwashi (125) may also be a first name.
Makwashi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makwashi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makwashi is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Makwashi.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwashi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Makwashi is the 821,713th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,560,787 people. The last name Makwashi is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makwashi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Makwashi is also the 832,731st most widespread first name worldwide, held by 125 people.
The last name Makwashi is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 333 people, or 1 in 531,960. In Nigeria Makwashi is mostly found in: Zamfara, where 85 percent are found, Sokoto, where 9 percent are found and Niger, where 5 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 1 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makwatshi | 94 | 34 | / |
| Makwadshi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Makwasi | 93 | 1,215 | / |
| Makwashshi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Makwasha | 88 | 987 | / |
| Makwashe | 88 | 350 | / |
| Makhwasi | 88 | 56 | / |
| Makwassi | 88 | 11 | / |
| Makwoshi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Magwashi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Maikwasi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makweshi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makuashi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makgwasi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makuatshi | 82 | 48 | / |
| Maikwashe | 82 | 6 | / |
| Makuhashi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makgwasha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makwassie | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maikwoshi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makwasshe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makwasa | 80 | 1,448 | / |
| Makwase | 80 | 61 | / |
| Magwasi | 80 | 35 | / |
| Makwesi | 80 | 16 | / |
| Mokwasi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Makuasi | 80 | 1 | / |
| McWashi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mokgwasi | 75 | 97 | / |
| Magwasha | 75 | 67 | / |
| Mekwashe | 75 | 21 | / |
| Magwashe | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mokwaisi | 75 | 17 | / |
| Makwassa | 75 | 14 | / |
| Makweshe | 75 | 11 | / |
| Macwasha | 75 | 6 | / |
| Makhwase | 75 | 5 | / |
| Macwashe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mogwashi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Makwasaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mekwasie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makwache | 75 | 1 | / |
| Magweshi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mokwachi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makwochi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mekgwasi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Magqwashe | 71 | 53 | / |
| Maikwosai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makwasaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makwatche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magqwasha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mogwasi | 67 | 1,725 | / |
| Magwasa | 67 | 164 | / |
| Makuasa | 67 | 103 | / |
| Magvasi | 67 | 49 | / |
| Mokwesi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Makwese | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mokuasi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mokwase | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moqwasi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokwasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maguasi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magwase | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macuasi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Makwashi
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