Makweme Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makweme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makweme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Makweme Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makweme occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makweme? popularity and diffusion

The last name Makweme is the 5,057,639th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makweme live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,102,731. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 86 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 7 percent live and Midlands Province, where 7 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makwem921/
Makwame86170/
Makwema8698/
Mangweme8021/
Mahakwem803/
Maikwame801/
Makwim771/
Mokwem771/
Magbeme71139/
Mokwema717/
Magueme715/
Mokwame714/
Mangwem712/
Makouem711/
Mokueme711/
Mocweme711/
Maqwame711/
Makuime711/
Makwami711/
Magwema711/
Maigueme6744/
Makouemi6710/
Mokwamme672/
Mangwemi671/
Mankuemi671/
Maquemer671/
Magwemai671/
Mokgwema671/

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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 Makweme
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