Makwetja Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

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

Makwetja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makwetja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2321:233,52524,103

Makwetja (122) may also be a first name.

Makwetja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makwetja has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwetja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,070,546th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. The surname Makwetja is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwetja reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 844,248th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 122 people.

Makwetja is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 232 people, or 1 in 233,525. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 49 percent live, Limpopo, where 43 percent live and North West, where 5 percent live.

Makwetja Last Name Statistics demography

Makwetja earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.37% less than the national average, earning R 167,832 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magwetja888/
Mokwetja885/
Makwetje882/
Makhweja881/
Makweza80884/
Makwesa80797/
Makwija8021/
Magweja805/
Makuetje7529/
Mokwetje756/
Mokwetji755/
Makhweza754/
Mokwatja751/
Makwatya751/
Makhwejo751/
Magweija751/
Makwedzha711/
Makwiza672,405/
Makwisa67641/
Makhwedzha67142/
Makweso6762/
Makuesa6748/
Makwezo6721/
Magueja6718/
Magweza6714/
Maqweza674/
Magwija674/
Mokweza672/
Mokwesa671/
Macwesa671/
Maqwesa671/
Makueza671/
Macweza671/

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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 Makwetja
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