Makwata Surname

333,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Botswana

Makwata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makwata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3941:117,2089,875
Tanzania2391:221,51318,438
DR Congo2331:317,08028,591
Zimbabwe1681:91,89413,153
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Makwata (146) may also be a first name.

Makwata Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makwata occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Makwata.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwata? popularity and diffusion

Makwata is the 333,948th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 6,589,101 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwata are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Makwata is also the 763,528th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 146 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 394 people, or 1 in 117,208. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 68 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 26 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 22 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 21 percent are found.

Makwata Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Makwata
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