Makwer Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Makwer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makwer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan491:232,961594
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Makwer Last Name Facts

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

Makwer is found in South Sudan more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Makwer is the 2,746,821st most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. Makwer occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwer reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in South Sudan, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 232,961. Not including South Sudan this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makwere92390/
MacKwer923/
Makgwere8626/
Maikwere861/
Makuer835,293/
Magwer831/
Makwre831/
Makwehere801/
MacKwerth800/
Magwere771,076/
Makwire7745/
Mokwere7727/
Matkwir777/
Maghwer775/
Makuesr774/
Makuere773/
Makhwir772/
Makouer772/
Macwere772/
Mackuer771/
Mankuer771/
MacWier771/
Mangwer771/
Maikwre771/
Makkuer771/
Mokgwere716/
Makwaire712/
Manghwer711/
MacKouer711/
Mockwerd710/
MacKwirt710/
Maguer67648/
Maquer67107/
Macuer67103/
Magber6719/
Magver6716/
MacKwirth674/
Makuir673/
Magwre671/
Maikwaire671/
McKver671/

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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 Makwer
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