Makwaya Surname
Approximately 7,248 people bear this surname
Makwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5,647 | 1:9,375 | 1,223 |
| Zambia | 737 | 1:21,506 | 2,347 |
| DR Congo | 698 | 1:105,845 | 11,745 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Zimbabwe | 29 | 1:532,353 | 42,865 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Makwaya (564) may also be a first name.
Makwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makwaya has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 68,538th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,005,456 people. The surname Makwaya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwaya live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 353,625th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 564 people.
It is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 5,647 people, or 1 in 9,375. In Tanzania Makwaya is mostly found in: Tabora Region, where 20 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent live and Katavi Region, where 8 percent live. Barring Tanzania this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 10 percent live and The DR Congo, where 10 percent live.
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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 Makwaya
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