Makwenu Surname
Approximately 185 people bear this surname
Makwenu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 177 | 1:299,105 | 23,110 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Makwenu (138) may also be a first name.
Makwenu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makwenu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makwenu is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Makwenu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwenu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,248,410th most widespread surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. Makwenu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwenu live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Makwenu is also the 787,636th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 138 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 177 people, or 1 in 299,105. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Simiyu Region, where 91 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent reside and Singida Region, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Makwenu exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Makwenu
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