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

The surname Makwembere is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwembere? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 443,594th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 9,464,345 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Makwembere live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 12 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 731 people, or 1 in 21,119. In Zimbabwe Makwembere is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 40 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 31 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 11 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

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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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