Makwika Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makwika Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makwika Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe421:367,57734,250
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Makwika Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makwika is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwika? popularity and diffusion

Makwika is the 2,273,756th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwika live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 367,577. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 98 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 2 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 39 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makuika86733/
Makweka8617/
Magwika861/
Mankuika80173/
Maakweka801/
Mokweka716/
Makuiko713/
Magweka712/
Makueka712/
Maquika711/
Mokwiki711/
Macweka711/
Maqweka711/
Mekwiko711/
Maguikay67324/
Mangweka67110/
Magcweka6736/
Makwiche6729/
Maikweki675/
Macwaiky671/
Makoueka671/
Mekwikoh671/
Manquika671/
Mankweki671/
Makwichi671/
Makwekes671/
Maquikay671/

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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 Makwika
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