Makweba Surname

519,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Makweba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makweba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6061:87,3628,838
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Lesotho61:338,76016,589
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Makweba (219) may also be a first name.

Makweba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makweba is found most in Tanzania. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makweba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 519,402nd most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,622,880 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makweba are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Makweba is also the 609,814th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 219 people.

Makweba is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 606 people, or 1 in 87,362. In Tanzania Makweba is mostly concentrated in: Mara Region, where 55 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 21 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Makweba exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found and Lesotho, where 1 percent are found.

Makweba Last Name Statistics demography

Makweba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 89.62% less than the national average, earning R 24,672 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
  • 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 Makweba
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