Makwat Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Makwat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makwat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Makwat (15) may also be a first name.

Makwat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makwat is most common in Cameroon. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwat? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makwat is the 3,485,539th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. Makwat is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Makwat are found; 81 percent are found in Central Africa and 81 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name internationally, held by 15 people.

It is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 944,049. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: West Region, where 91 percent live, Centre Region, where 5 percent live and Littoral Region, where 5 percent live. Outside of Cameroon Makwat occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Thailand, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makwate92419/
Mgakwat921/
Makwait921/
Makhwat921/
Mangkwat8628/
Makwatch861/
Makwad83100/
Mekwat8365/
Magwat835/
Makuat834/
Maqwat831/
Makwot831/
Makuate771,232/
Mokwate77556/
Magwate77375/
MacWatt7763/
Maikwad772/
Makuatt772/
Makuath771/
Makuaat771/
Moskwat771/
Makwout771/
Maghwat771/
Mokgwate7123/
MacWatts714/
Makuathe712/
MacWaits712/
McWatt67617/
Maquat6725/
Magwad6714/
Mekwad6711/
Magbat677/
Magvat675/
Maguat672/
Macuat671/
Maskwoitz670/

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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 Makwat
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