Makwe Surname

164,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Makwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2631:140,2569,010
South Africa1,0681:50,7286,435
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Cameroon441:472,02438,779
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Burkina Faso181:1,019,56110,177
India131:59,005,029552,550
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
England31:18,572,686338,250
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Makwe (592) may also be a first name.

Makwe Last Name Facts

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

Makwe is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 164,716th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,768,824 people. The last name Makwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makwe live; 49 percent live in West Africa and 49 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 343,796th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 592 people.

The last name Makwe is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,263 people, or 1 in 140,256. In Nigeria Makwe is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 29 percent live, Enugu, where 23 percent live and Taraba, where 10 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 41 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.

Makwe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Makwe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 39.24% less than the national average, earning R 144,384 per year and in United States they earn 77.18% more than the national average, earning $76,450 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makwea91416/
Maakwe91381/
Makgwe91312/
Mmakwe91278/
Makwee91138/
Makwej9168/
Makwey9156/
Makhwe9131/
Makwei9121/
Mahkwe9112/
Makwue9111/
Mhakwe918/
Maukwe916/
Maekwe912/
Maikwe911/
Meakwe911/
Makweu911/
Makwie911/
Madkwe911/
Makw8972/
Mahakwe83223/
Mankwey8382/
Makwehe8352/
Maakgwe8313/
MacKwer833/
Makweth832/
Maaikwe831/
Maikewe831/
Makweih831/
Makwuet831/
Mankwei831/
Mahukwe831/
Makwa803,067/
Mokwe802,146/
Magwe801,390/
Mekwe80418/
Makue80376/
Makwi80347/
Macwe8028/
Maqwe801/
Makwouet7711/
MacKwoey771/
Maunkwue771/
Makwetch771/
Makuey738,467/
Mekgwe734,351/
Muokwe73340/
Mokgwe73257/
Mokwue73204/
Makgwa73190/
Makwai73153/
Mmokwe73147/
Makwiz7396/
Mmekwe7386/
Moukwe7352/
Mankue7346/
Mokwea7342/
Mmakwa7342/
Mookwe7330/
Mokwei7327/
Makuie7323/
Mokhwe7323/
Magwee7322/
Maukwa7319/
Maikwa7318/
Makway7311/
Mhakwa7311/
Meikwe7311/
Mankwi7311/
Makgwi7311/
Maakue7310/
Makhwi7310/
Maakwa737/
Maigwe737/
Macwee736/
Magwey735/
Makkwi735/
Maqwey734/
Maagwe734/
Mokwes734/
Makueh734/
Makuhe733/
Maikue733/
Mokweu733/
Magwei732/
Mokweh732/
Mekwue732/
Magweh732/
Makuep732/
Mahgwe732/
Mgokwe732/
Mekwey732/
Moekwe732/
Makwaj731/
Mhakwi731/
Meakwa731/
Meakue731/
Maekue731/
Maggwe731/
Makque731/
Makwih731/
Makuej731/
Mokwey731/
'Makwa731/
Mmagwe731/
Magcwe731/
Makwis731/
Makwui731/
Makqwa731/
Modkwe731/
Maikew731/
Magwer731/
Meatkwesj710/
Maikuea67156/
Mangwea67111/
Mahagwe6779/
Maikwai6774/
Magweth6765/
Mackway6726/
Mmuokwe6722/
Muokwue6721/
Makkuea6715/
Mahngwe6715/
Mangkue6714/
Makwich6712/
Makgwai6711/
Mahakue675/
Meakwai675/
Maghwer675/
Makuesr674/
Monkwey674/
Makwaai674/
Maghwie673/
Moukwue673/
Makouee673/
Mokweha673/
Mmangwe672/
Makouer672/
Magwehe671/
Magwess671/
Makkuer671/
Makquez671/
MacWeed671/
Mhangwe671/
Mcwe671/
Mmeikwe671/
Mmaikwa671/
Mmekwue671/
Maskoue671/
Maekwai671/
Mackues671/
Magwoue671/
Magwuie671/
Maikuez671/
Maikwis671/
Makouhe671/
Makwait671/
Mankueh671/
Muokweh671/
Mmokgwe671/
Mekgwej671/
Mackuer671/
Maakgwa671/
Maikway671/
Maikwoi671/
Mokwuey671/
Mokhwei671/
Mmonkwe671/
Mmoukwe671/
Mokw671/
Maykuea671/
Makuejd671/
Makquet670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Makwe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis