Makwehe Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makwehe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makwehe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe491:315,06631,156
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Makwehe Last Name Facts

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

Makwehe is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwehe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,689,253rd most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Makwehe reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Makwehe is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 315,066. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 43 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 20 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 18 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makwee92138/
Makweth862/
Makweih861/
Makwahe861/
Magwehe861/
Makwe832,632/
Mankuehe801/
Makwetch801/
Makouehe801/
Makwea77416/
Maakwe77381/
Makgwe77312/
Mmakwe77278/
Makwej7768/
Makwey7756/
Makhwe7731/
Magwee7722/
Makwei7721/
Mahkwe7712/
Makwue7711/
Mhakwe778/
Maukwe776/
Macwee776/
Makueh774/
Makuhe773/
Magweh772/
Mokweh772/
Makweu771/
Makwie771/
Makwih771/
Madkwe771/
Maikwe771/
Meakwe771/
Mahakwe71223/
Mankwey7182/
Magweth7165/
Maakgwe7113/
Makwich7112/
Mokwahe714/
Mokweha713/
Makouee713/
MacKwer713/
Mahukwe711/
Mekuehe711/
Muokweh711/
Mankwei711/
Mankueh711/
Makwuet711/
Makouhe711/
Maikewe711/
Maaikwe711/
MacWeed711/
Makwa673,067/
Mokwe672,146/
Magwe671,390/
Makue67376/
Makwi67347/
Macwe6728/
Makwouet6711/
MacKwish678/
Mokweyie671/
Makuetch671/
Mokweuye671/
Maunkwue671/
MacWeihs671/
Maqwe671/
MacKwoey671/
Maskwith670/

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 Makwehe
  • 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