Makweng Surname

359,448th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,008 people bear this surname

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

Makweng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makweng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9971:54,3416,910
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Makweng (122) may also be a first name.

Makweng Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makweng is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makweng? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 359,448th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,229,708 people. The last name Makweng occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makweng live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Makweng is also the 844,248th most prevalent given name on earth It is held by 122 people.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 997 people, or 1 in 54,341. In South Africa it is most common in: Limpopo, where 38 percent live, Gauteng, where 29 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 27 percent live. Aside from South Africa Makweng exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Makweng Last Name Statistics demography

Makweng earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.17% less than the national average, earning R 120,780 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makwaeng939/
Makgweng934/
Mokweng8640/
Makwing8620/
Makueng8616/
Mokgweng80169/
Mokwoeng801/
Makwenke801/
Monkweng801/
Makoueng801/
Makhwenke7518/
Makuengue751/
Mogweng71513/
Mocweng7128/
Mokueng7119/
Macueng712/
Magueng712/
Magwemg711/
Mekwing711/
Mekueng711/
Makouengue711/
Maqueng711/
Mokoueng6716/
MacKwink672/
Maigueng671/
Macuengue631/
Maguing57128/
Mogueng5739/
Mokuing573/
Maquing571/
Meiquing532/
Mangwing531/
Maiguing531/
Magguing531/
Makuinque501/

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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 Makweng
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