Makwikwi Surname

645,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makwikwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makwikwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4611:33,4895,157
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Makwikwi (58) may also be a first name.

Makwikwi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makwikwi is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Makwikwi.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwikwi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 645,032nd most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,505,417 people. The surname Makwikwi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwikwi live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Makwikwi is also the 1,295,729th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 58 people.

The last name Makwikwi is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 461 people, or 1 in 33,489. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Midlands Province, where 65 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 25 percent reside and Harare Province, where 4 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maskwikwi941/
Makwikwe882/
Magwikwi881/
Makwekwe75375/
Magwigwi7515/
Makwekwa752/
Macwicwi751/
Makhwekwe715/
Makhwekhwe671/
Mmakwuigwe671/
Mokwekwe634/
Makgwegwe594/
Magwegwe501,030/
Macwecwe5062/
Maqweqwe5010/
Mokwugwe503/
Magwegwa501/
Makuigue501/
Makuekue501/
Maguigui501/
Magwekwe501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Makwikwi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis