Makwenkwe Surname

506,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 648 people bear this surname

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

Makwenkwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makwenkwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6371:85,05110,461
Lesotho101:203,25614,332
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Makwenkwe (809) may also be a first name.

Makwenkwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makwenkwe occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Makwenkwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwenkwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 506,165th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,246,213 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwenkwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Makwenkwe is also the 287,448th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 809 people.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 637 people, or 1 in 85,051. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 57 percent live, Western Cape, where 15 percent live and Gauteng, where 14 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 2 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.

Makwenkwe Last Name Statistics demography

Makwenkwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.3% less than the national average, earning R 110,976 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
  • 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 Makwenkwe
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