Makwethu Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

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

Makwethu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makwethu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa771:703,60750,359

Makwethu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makwethu is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwethu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,152,526th most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name Makwethu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwethu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Makwethu is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 703,607. In South Africa Makwethu is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent live, Western Cape, where 30 percent live and Gauteng, where 9 percent live.

Makwethu Last Name Statistics demography

Makwethu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.56% less than the national average, earning R 165,012 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 Makwethu
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