Makwika Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Makwika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 42 | 1:367,577 | 34,250 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makuika | 86 | 733 | / |
| Makweka | 86 | 17 | / |
| Magwika | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mankuika | 80 | 173 | / |
| Maakweka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mokweka | 71 | 6 | / |
| Makuiko | 71 | 3 | / |
| Magweka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Makueka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maquika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokwiki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macweka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maqweka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mekwiko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maguikay | 67 | 324 | / |
| Mangweka | 67 | 110 | / |
| Magcweka | 67 | 36 | / |
| Makwiche | 67 | 29 | / |
| Maikweki | 67 | 5 | / |
| Macwaiky | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makoueka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekwikoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Manquika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mankweki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makwichi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makwekes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maquikay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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