Makwende Surname
Approximately 353 people bear this surname
Makwende Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 198 | 1:373,129 | 32,235 |
| Zimbabwe | 129 | 1:119,676 | 16,190 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Makwende (34) may also be a first name.
Makwende Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makwende Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makwende is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Makwende.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwende? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 796,486th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 20,644,606 people. Makwende is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwende reside; 56 percent reside in Central Africa and 56 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 34 people.
This surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 198 people, or 1 in 373,129. Without taking into account The DR Congo Makwende occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 37 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makwenda | 88 | 2,877 | / |
| Makuende | 88 | 154 | / |
| Magwende | 88 | 74 | / |
| Macwende | 88 | 3 | / |
| Maqwende | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mokwende | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makouende | 82 | 116 | / |
| Mankuende | 82 | 1 | / |
| M'Macwende | 78 | 1 | / |
| Makwindi | 75 | 594 | / |
| Makuenda | 75 | 214 | / |
| Makuendi | 75 | 157 | / |
| Magbende | 75 | 27 | / |
| Makwinda | 75 | 13 | / |
| Mokwenda | 75 | 7 | / |
| MacWendy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mogwende | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maquende | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maguende | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mongwende | 71 | 82 | / |
| Magouende | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maiguende | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makkuenda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makouendi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magwindi | 63 | 36 | / |
| Mokwinda | 63 | 6 | / |
| Mogbende | 63 | 4 | / |
| Macuenda | 63 | 1 | / |
| Moguende | 63 | 1 | / |
| Magbinde | 63 | 1 | / |
| Maguinde | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mekuinde | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mokwindi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Moncuende | 59 | 1 | / |
| Maguindi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Maquindy | 50 | 1 | / |
| Maguindy | 50 | 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 Makwende
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