Makwembere Surname

443,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 770 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makwembere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makwembere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe7311:21,1193,152
England151:3,714,537119,675
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
France11:66,422,722504,397

Makwembere (12) may also be a first name.

Makwembere Last Name Facts

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

Makwembere occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwembere? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 443,594th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 9,464,345 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Makwembere are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 731 people, or 1 in 21,119. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 40 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 31 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Makwembere
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