Makwede Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Makwede Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Makwede (4) may also be a first name.
Makwede Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makwede Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makwede is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwede? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makwede is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Makwede occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwede reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 4 people.
The surname Makwede is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria Makwede is most common in: Plateau, where 100 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent reside and Tanzania, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magwede | 86 | 1,457 | / |
| Mokwede | 86 | 4 | / |
| Makwedi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Makuede | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makwade | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maghwede | 80 | 4 | / |
| Maikuede | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maikwedi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makwedha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Magbede | 71 | 63 | / |
| Magweda | 71 | 51 | / |
| MacWade | 71 | 31 | / |
| Makwidi | 71 | 22 | / |
| Makwadi | 71 | 16 | / |
| Magwade | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mokwade | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mokwedi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Makueda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maguede | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makuedi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magwode | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mekwedi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magwide | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magwedi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mogwede | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macuede | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makgwadi | 67 | 67 | / |
| MacWhade | 67 | 9 | / |
| Makuhade | 67 | 4 | / |
| Magbeade | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mokgwedi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maqueyde | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moukwade | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maiguede | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maikwidi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maikwodi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Makwede
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