Makwengwe Surname
Approximately 171 people bear this surname
Makwengwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 104 | 1:509,054 | 33,766 |
| Botswana | 55 | 1:39,762 | 7,636 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Makwengwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makwengwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makwengwe has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwengwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,315,412th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwengwe reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 509,054. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 99 percent live and Songwe Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 32 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makhwengwe | 95 | 4 | / |
| Makwenkwe | 89 | 648 | / |
| Magwengwe | 89 | 56 | / |
| Makwengwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Makhwenkwe | 84 | 531 | / |
| Mak'hwenkwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Macwencwe | 78 | 3 | / |
| Mokwenkwe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Makuengue | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mangqwengqwe | 76 | 67 | / |
| Manqwenqwe | 74 | 6 | / |
| Makouengue | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mangqweengqwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maguengue | 67 | 4,946 | / |
| Macuengue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Manquengue | 63 | 8 | / |
| Mounkuengue | 60 | 1 | / |
| Maqungwa | 59 | 3 | / |
| Mouguengue | 53 | 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 Makwengwe
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