Makwega Surname

272,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Makwega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makwega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,4121:37,4944,328
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Makwega Last Name Facts

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

Makwega is most common in Tanzania. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwega? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 272,960th most frequently used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 5,114,067 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwega live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,412 people, or 1 in 37,494. In Tanzania Makwega is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 38 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 30 percent live and Pwani Region, where 22 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Makwega occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Makwega Last Name Statistics demography

Makwega earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makhwega931/
Makweagah881/
Magwega86764/
Macwega862/
Makwaga861/
Magweiga801,280/
Makouegha751/
Mangweiga751/
Magwaga7122/
Mokwego718/
Makwogo715/
Moqwega711/
Mokwaga711/
Macwege711/
Maguega711/
Makwago711/
Maiguega6723/
Moguega574/
Maguiga572/
Mekwago571/
Magbego571/
Maguago571/
Maguoga571/
Mongwege5325/
Mocwagae5319/
Maguegho532/
Maquiego531/
Maquegod531/
Magvigad531/
Magbigay531/
Mangwigi531/

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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 Makwega
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