Makwedza Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Makwedza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 90 | 1:171,536 | 20,949 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Makwedza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makwedza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makwedza is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwedza? popularity and diffusion
Makwedza is the 1,894,523rd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Makwedza reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 171,536. In Zimbabwe Makwedza is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 44 percent reside, Harare Province, where 23 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe Makwedza occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent reside and Malawi, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makwedzha | 94 | 1 | / |
| Makwaedza | 94 | 1 | / |
| Makweza | 93 | 884 | / |
| Makhwedzha | 89 | 142 | / |
| Makwedzi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Makwadza | 88 | 2 | / |
| Magwedza | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makwidza | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makwedze | 88 | 1 | / |
| Magwedzha | 82 | 109 | / |
| Makwaidza | 82 | 10 | / |
| Makwidzha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makwiza | 80 | 2,405 | / |
| Makwaza | 80 | 778 | / |
| Makwezo | 80 | 21 | / |
| Magweza | 80 | 14 | / |
| Maqweza | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mokweza | 80 | 2 | / |
| Makweze | 80 | 2 | / |
| Makueza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Macweza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makhwidzha | 78 | 2 | / |
| Makwecha | 75 | 810 | / |
| Magwedze | 75 | 58 | / |
| Makwetsa | 75 | 27 | / |
| Magwadza | 75 | 23 | / |
| Magwedzi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Magwezha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makwhaza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makgwaza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makwidzi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makwidze | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mangwedzi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Makwaidzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makwaidze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magwaza | 67 | 39,074 | / |
| Makuiza | 67 | 2,029 | / |
| Magwiza | 67 | 359 | / |
| Makwazo | 67 | 123 | / |
| Maqwaza | 67 | 10 | / |
| Maqueza | 67 | 6 | / |
| Makuezo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Macwaza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Magwezi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Magwoza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mogweza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekwiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magweca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macwezi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokwezo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makuezy | 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 Makwedza
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