Makwaza Surname

440,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Makwaza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makwaza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia5771:27,4702,877
South Africa851:637,38547,411
Zimbabwe671:230,42125,509
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Makwaza (73) may also be a first name.

Makwaza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makwaza is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwaza? popularity and diffusion

It is the 440,082nd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,367,026 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwaza reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Makwaza is also the 1,134,117th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 73 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 577 people, or 1 in 27,470. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Northern Province, where 23 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 23 percent live and Southern Province, where 21 percent live. Excluding Zambia this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 11 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent live.

Makwaza Last Name Statistics demography

Makwaza earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.56% less than the national average, earning R 143,640 per year.

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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 Makwaza
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