Makwetta Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Makwetta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makwetta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Makwetta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makwetta is found most in Uganda. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwetta? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most frequently held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwetta live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Makwetta is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 2,439,955. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Mbale District, where 56 percent reside, Kampala District, where 25 percent reside and Sironko District, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 29 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makweta934,618/
Makwatta882/
Makwette881/
Makwetha881/
Makweeta881/
Makwetaâ881/
Makwattah827/
Makwete801,167/
Makwata801,106/
Makweti80726/
Makwita80438/
Magweta80177/
Makueta8053/
Makweto809/
Maqweta801/
Magqweta7534/
Maguetta7517/
Makwatha754/
Maikwata753/
Mankweti753/
Mokwetha752/
Makgwata752/
Makgwete752/
Makwetje752/
Makwethe752/
Makwetou751/
Makuette751/
Makuetti751/
Maikwota751/
Maqwetha751/
Makgwatha71105/
Magqwetha7180/
Makgwethe7151/
Mangwette711/
Makouetha711/
MacWettey711/
Mokhwetha711/
Makuete671,266/
Makwiti671,181/
Magbeta67685/
Magwete67580/
Mokweti67509/
Magueta67408/
Mokwete67165/
Makwite67162/
Magwata67149/
Makwito67131/
Makwato6781/
Makueti6769/
Mokweto6739/
Mekwata6721/
Maqueta6712/
Magweti6711/
Magweto6710/
Makuita676/
Mokwety674/
Maqwata672/
Magwita672/
Macwete672/
Makgwathaj671/
Mokwata671/
Magveta671/
Macueta671/
Mokueta671/
Mekueta671/
MacKwittie670/

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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 Makwetta
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