Makwekwe Surname
Approximately 375 people bear this surname
Makwekwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| South Africa | 50 | 1:1,083,554 | 64,652 |
| Zambia | 50 | 1:316,998 | 17,478 |
| Zimbabwe | 39 | 1:395,852 | 35,770 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Makwekwe (71) may also be a first name.
Makwekwe Demographics
Average Makwekwe Salary in
South Africa
R 35,304
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Makwekwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makwekwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makwekwe occurs most in Malawi. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Makwekwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwekwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Makwekwe is the 761,666th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 19,433,456 people. The last name Makwekwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwekwe are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most frequently held given name worldwide, held by 71 people.
The last name Makwekwe is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Outside of Malawi this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 13 percent reside and South Africa, where 13 percent reside.
Makwekwe Last Name Statistics demography
Makwekwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.14% less than the national average, earning R 35,304 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makhwekwe | 94 | 5 | / |
| Makhwekhwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Makwakwe | 88 | 43 | / |
| Mokwekwe | 88 | 4 | / |
| Makwekwa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Makwikwe | 88 | 2 | / |
| Makwokwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Magwekwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makgwegwe | 82 | 4 | / |
| Magwegwe | 75 | 1,030 | / |
| Makwikwi | 75 | 470 | / |
| Macwecwe | 75 | 62 | / |
| Maqweqwe | 75 | 10 | / |
| Makuekue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maskwikwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mmakwuigwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokwakwe | 63 | 12 | / |
| Makuegue | 63 | 2 | / |
| Mocwecwe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Magwegwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mogwakwe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Makouegue | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mokgwakgwe | 56 | 5 | / |
| Magbegbe | 50 | 124 | / |
| Magwigwi | 50 | 15 | / |
| Magwagwe | 50 | 7 | / |
| Maqueque | 50 | 3 | / |
| Maguegue | 50 | 3 | / |
| Macwicwi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mokwakwi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Makuigue | 50 | 1 | / |
| Magwikwi | 50 | 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 Makwekwe
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