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 borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwinya? popularity and diffusion
Makwinya is the 162,354th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,720,249 people. The last name Makwinya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwinya reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,638 people, or 1 in 20,069. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Lindi Region, where 55 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 9 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs 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
- 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 Makwinya
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