Makwene Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Makwene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makwene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1871:289,72028,200
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Makwene (11) may also be a first name.

Makwene Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makwene occurs most in South Africa. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwene? popularity and diffusion

Makwene is the 1,020,242nd most widely held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Makwene live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Makwene is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 11 people.

Makwene is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 289,720. In South Africa Makwene is primarily concentrated in: Northern Cape, where 34 percent are found, North West, where 29 percent are found and Gauteng, where 17 percent are found. Outside of South Africa it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Makwene Last Name Statistics demography

Makwene earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.31% less than the national average, earning R 122,832 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Makwene
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