Makweti Surname
Approximately 726 people bear this surname
Makweti Surname Definition:
Makweti is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: born on a night of a full moon.
Makweti Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 575 | 1:29,772 | 4,476 |
| Zambia | 131 | 1:120,992 | 9,219 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Makweti (69) may also be a first name.
Makweti Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Makweti is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: born on a night of a full moon.
Makweti Demographics
Makweti Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Makweti Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makweti Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makweti occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makweti? popularity and diffusion
It is the 464,191st most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 10,037,942 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makweti reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Makweti is also the 1,171,416th most frequent forename internationally, held by 69 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 575 people, or 1 in 29,772. Besides Malawi it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 18 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Makweti Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mankweti | 93 | 3 | / |
| Makhweti | 93 | 1 | / |
| Makhwethi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makweta | 86 | 4,618 | / |
| Makwati | 86 | 4,007 | / |
| Makwiti | 86 | 1,181 | / |
| Makwete | 86 | 1,167 | / |
| Mokweti | 86 | 509 | / |
| Makueti | 86 | 69 | / |
| Magweti | 86 | 11 | / |
| Mekweti | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makhwete | 80 | 98 | / |
| Makwatie | 80 | 40 | / |
| Makwetta | 80 | 24 | / |
| Mokwethi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Makhwiti | 80 | 5 | / |
| Makgwete | 80 | 2 | / |
| Makuetio | 80 | 2 | / |
| Makwetje | 80 | 2 | / |
| Makwethe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Maikwati | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makwetha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makweeta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makwette | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makuetti | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makwathi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makgwethe | 75 | 51 | / |
| Makhwethe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mahakwati | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makuete | 71 | 1,266 | / |
| Magwete | 71 | 580 | / |
| Makwita | 71 | 438 | / |
| Makwate | 71 | 419 | / |
| Magweta | 71 | 177 | / |
| Mokwete | 71 | 165 | / |
| Makwite | 71 | 162 | / |
| Makueta | 71 | 53 | / |
| Mekueti | 71 | 38 | / |
| Mokwati | 71 | 26 | / |
| Magwiti | 71 | 24 | / |
| Mekwati | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mokwety | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mekwete | 71 | 4 | / |
| Magueti | 71 | 3 | / |
| Macwete | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mokwiti | 71 | 2 | / |
| Makuiti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokhweithi | 71 | 1 | / |
| MacKwittie | 71 | 0 | / |
| Maqwathi | 67 | 69 | / |
| Mokhwiti | 67 | 64 | / |
| Masqueti | 67 | 34 | / |
| Makuetje | 67 | 29 | / |
| Magbetoi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mokwathi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mankuete | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mekwatie | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mokwetje | 67 | 6 | / |
| Magqwati | 67 | 6 | / |
| Magwathi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mokgwiti | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maquetid | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mokwetha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Makuette | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makueteu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mankwite | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moukwati | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maqwatti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magwatai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mogwethi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokwatie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokuethi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maguetti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maquetti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matqueti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maguetai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Makweti
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