Makwenda Surname

152,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,877 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Makwenda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makwenda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,1961:7,7961,159
Zambia4071:38,9433,882
Zimbabwe1811:85,29412,405
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Tanzania191:2,786,40149,097
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
England11:55,718,059489,080
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814

Makwenda (13) may also be a first name.

Makwenda Last Name Facts

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

Makwenda is found most in Malawi. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwenda? popularity and diffusion

It is the 152,896th most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,533,036 people. The surname Makwenda is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwenda live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Makwenda is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 2,196 people, or 1 in 7,796. Other than Malawi Makwenda occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 14 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live.

Makwenda Last Name Statistics demography

Makwenda earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.3% less than the national average, earning R 65,820 per year.

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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
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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 Makwenda
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