Makwet Surname
Approximately 1,118 people bear this surname
Makwet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,116 | 1:18,610 | 2,553 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Makwet (71) may also be a first name.
Makwet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makwet Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makwet is most common in Cameroon. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Makwet.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwet? popularity and diffusion
Makwet is the 331,076th most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 6,518,377 people. Makwet is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwet reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 100 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 71 people.
This last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 1,116 people, or 1 in 18,610. In Cameroon it is most common in: West Region, where 80 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 9 percent reside and Centre Region, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon Makwet occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makwete | 92 | 1,167 | / |
| Makweth | 92 | 2 | / |
| Makwuet | 92 | 1 | / |
| Makhwete | 86 | 98 | / |
| Makwouet | 86 | 11 | / |
| Makwethe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Makgwete | 86 | 2 | / |
| Makwette | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makwetch | 86 | 1 | / |
| Magwet | 83 | 94 | / |
| Makuet | 83 | 45 | / |
| Makwit | 83 | 12 | / |
| Mekwet | 83 | 1 | / |
| Makgwethe | 80 | 51 | / |
| Makhwethe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Makuete | 77 | 1,266 | / |
| Magwete | 77 | 580 | / |
| Mokwete | 77 | 165 | / |
| Makwite | 77 | 162 | / |
| Magweth | 77 | 65 | / |
| Macwete | 77 | 2 | / |
| Makwait | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makueth | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makquet | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mangweth | 71 | 65 | / |
| Mokgwets | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makuette | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makuetch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magwouet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maskwith | 71 | 0 | / |
| Maquet | 67 | 3,989 | / |
| Maguet | 67 | 1,845 | / |
| Magbet | 67 | 7 | / |
| Magwed | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maikouete | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mokgweets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokqwetsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maskwoitz | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Makwet
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