Makwinya Surname
Approximately 2,679 people bear this surname
Makwinya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,638 | 1:20,069 | 2,547 |
| Zimbabwe | 37 | 1:417,250 | 37,018 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Makwinya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makwinya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makwinya is found most in Tanzania. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwinya? popularity and diffusion
Makwinya is the 162,354th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,720,249 people. The last name Makwinya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwinya are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,638 people, or 1 in 20,069. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Lindi Region, where 55 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 9 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Makwinya is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makwinyah | 94 | 4 | / |
| Makwinja | 88 | 14,706 | / |
| Makwenya | 88 | 523 | / |
| Makwinye | 88 | 274 | / |
| Magwinya | 88 | 74 | / |
| Makwinha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makwinjah | 82 | 7 | / |
| Mankwinja | 82 | 1 | / |
| Magwenya | 75 | 476 | / |
| Mokwenya | 75 | 24 | / |
| Makwinjo | 75 | 22 | / |
| Makwinje | 75 | 19 | / |
| Makwenja | 75 | 12 | / |
| Makwinji | 75 | 7 | / |
| Makwunye | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mokwunya | 75 | 4 | / |
| Makwinge | 75 | 3 | / |
| Makwenha | 75 | 3 | / |
| Makwenye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makuinye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Magwinja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matingwinya | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mangwenya | 71 | 97 | / |
| Mang'wenya | 67 | 22 | / |
| Maingbinya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mangw'enya | 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
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- 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 Makwinya
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