Makwezi Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makwezi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makwezi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Makwezi (62) may also be a first name.

Makwezi Last Name Facts

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

Makwezi occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwezi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Makwezi is the 3,798,600th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwezi are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Makwezi is also the 1,246,114th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 62 people.

It is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 771,912. In Zimbabwe Makwezi is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 65 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 30 percent reside and Matabeleland South Province, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe Makwezi occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 22 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Makwezi Last Name Statistics demography

Makwezi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.79% less than the national average, earning R 150,204 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 Makwezi
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