Makwasi Surname
Approximately 1,215 people bear this surname
Makwasi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,184 | 1:32,972 | 4,418 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Makwasi (25) may also be a first name.
Makwasi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makwasi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makwasi occurs most in Uganda. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Makwasi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwasi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 310,170th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,997,980 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwasi reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 25 people.
The last name Makwasi is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,184 people, or 1 in 32,972. In Uganda Makwasi is most prevalent in: Sironko District, where 59 percent reside, Mbale District, where 18 percent reside and Bulambuli District, where 8 percent reside. Other than Uganda it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Makwasi
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