Makwata Surname
Approximately 1,106 people bear this surname
Makwata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 394 | 1:117,208 | 9,875 |
| Tanzania | 239 | 1:221,513 | 18,438 |
| DR Congo | 233 | 1:317,080 | 28,591 |
| Zimbabwe | 168 | 1:91,894 | 13,153 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Makwata (146) may also be a first name.
Makwata Demographics
Makwata Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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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