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 surname Makweti is found most in Malawi. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makweti? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 464,191st most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 10,037,942 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makweti reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 69 people.
The last name Makweti is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 575 people, or 1 in 29,772. Apart from Malawi this surname exists 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 carrying the Makweti last name is predominantly 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Makweti
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