Makwempa Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Makwempa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Makwempa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia851:186,47012,510
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Makwempa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makwempa is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwempa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,020,555th most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwempa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Makwempa is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 186,470. In Zambia Makwempa is primarily concentrated in: Central Province, where 71 percent reside and Southern Province, where 29 percent reside. Apart from Zambia it exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makweba80627/
Makweeba751/
Makueva67277/
Makwebo67222/
Magweba6769/
Makwiba677/
Mokweba674/
Makwevo672/
Makueba671/
Makwiva671/

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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 Makwempa
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