Makwenda Surname
Approximately 2,877 people bear this surname
Makwenda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,196 | 1:7,796 | 1,159 |
| Zambia | 407 | 1:38,943 | 3,882 |
| Zimbabwe | 181 | 1:85,294 | 12,405 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Tanzania | 19 | 1:2,786,401 | 49,097 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
Makwenda (13) may also be a first name.
Makwenda Demographics
Average Makwenda Salary in
South Africa
R 65,820
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Makwenda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makwenda Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makwenda has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwenda? popularity and diffusion
It is the 152,896th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,533,036 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 frequently held first name internationally, borne by 13 people.
It is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,196 people, or 1 in 7,796. Not including Malawi it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 14 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent reside.
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mankwenda | 94 | 1 | / |
| Makwaenda | 94 | 1 | / |
| Makwende | 88 | 353 | / |
| Makuenda | 88 | 214 | / |
| Makwendo | 88 | 27 | / |
| Makwinda | 88 | 13 | / |
| Mokwenda | 88 | 7 | / |
| Mankuenda | 82 | 4 | / |
| Makouenda | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makkuenda | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makwindi | 75 | 594 | / |
| Makuendi | 75 | 157 | / |
| Makuende | 75 | 154 | / |
| Magwende | 75 | 74 | / |
| Mokwinda | 75 | 6 | / |
| Magbenda | 75 | 4 | / |
| Macwende | 75 | 3 | / |
| MacWendy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Macuenda | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maqwende | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mokwende | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maguenda | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makwindo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makouende | 71 | 116 | / |
| Makouendi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mankuende | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokwndo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maqunda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makouendop | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Macwende | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Makwenda
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