Makwisa Surname

510,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Makwisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makwisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4401:120,32211,453
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Zimbabwe391:395,85235,770
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Makwisa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makwisa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwisa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makwisa is the 510,276th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 11,369,026 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makwisa are found; 69 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 440 people, or 1 in 120,322. In Tanzania Makwisa is most frequent in: Morogoro Region, where 72 percent are found, Pwani Region, where 14 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Makwisa is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makwisai93152/
Makwisat934/
Makwiza862,405/
Makwesa86797/
Makuisa86524/
Magwisa86196/
Makwisi8628/
Makwija8621/
Macwisa8610/
Makwise864/
Magwisha80205/
Makwiset8017/
Mokweisa803/
Makwesia802/
Mangwisa802/
Mokwaisa801/
Mankuisa801/
Magwisai801/
Makwisho801/
Macwitsa801/
Makwidzha751/
Makuiza712,029/
Makweza71884/
Magwiza71359/
Maquisa71268/
Magbisa71206/
Makweso7162/
Makuesa7148/
Maguisa7125/
Makwesi7116/
Makwici7114/
Makwese7111/
Magwisi716/
Magwija714/
Magwise712/
Mokwise712/
MacWise711/
Mokwesa711/
Macwesa711/
Maqwesa711/
Makuisi711/
Mekwiza711/
Makwetja67232/
Mankuiza67205/
Makuissi6766/
Makwiche6729/
Mangwisi6725/
Makuizad6720/
Mokwaise6717/
Mokwaisi6717/
Maguisay6714/
Maqwesha6713/
Maguissa6713/
Mokweise6713/
Mokgwisi6711/
Makweshe6711/
Makuisse674/
Makuetsa673/
Makgwese673/
Magqwesa672/
Maghuisa672/
Magweija671/
Makweshi671/
Makuisid671/
Mankuesa671/
Makquise671/
Magwisho671/
Mokhwesa671/
Makuishe671/
Maquissa671/
Makwichi671/
Moqwaisa671/

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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 Makwisa
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