Makwiya Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Makwiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makwiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Makwiya (20) may also be a first name.

Makwiya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makwiya occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwiya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makwiya is the 1,453,389th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwiya live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Makwiya is also the 2,446,817th most common first name globally It is held by 20 people.

Makwiya is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Outside of Malawi this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent are found and Zambia, where 3 percent are found.

Makwiya Last Name Statistics demography

Makwiya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.12% less than the national average, earning R 109,020 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makwiyah9316/
Makwaya867,248/
Makweya862,024/
Makwaia86244/
Magwiya8625/
Makwija8621/
Makwiye868/
Mokwiya865/
Makuiya861/
Makwiyo861/
Makhwaya8013/
Maikwaya8011/
Makhweya804/
Mankwaya802/
Magwijya801/
Makwauya801/
Makwaiyi801/
Makweiha801/
Makwayaz801/
Makwea77416/
Makwai77153/
Makwey7756/
Makwau7726/
Makwei7721/
Makway7711/
Makwui771/
Makwie771/
Makwaj771/
Magwaya712,216/
Mokweya71610/
Makweja71167/
Makwayo71161/
Makuaya71160/
Makwayi7186/
Mankwey7182/
Makweji7182/
Maikwai7174/
Makweye7141/
Mackway7126/
Maguiya7114/
Makgwai7111/
Mokwaya7111/
Makweyi7111/
Makweha719/
Makwaye719/
Makweyo719/
Magweya716/
Meakwai715/
Makwaja715/
Magwija714/
Makwaai714/
Mekwuya712/
Mekwaya712/
Mekuiya712/
Magbiya711/
Makwawe711/
Maikway711/
Maikwoi711/
Makwiji711/
Maekwai711/
Makwait711/
Makwaje711/
Makwayu711/
Makweih711/
Mankwei711/
Mekwiye711/
Maikwau711/
Mangwiyo67366/
Meikwaya6786/
Maiguiya6764/
Magguiya6741/
Mokgwioa678/
Mangweya677/
Maikhwai674/
Madkwaai672/
MacKwoey671/
Maikwayi671/
Maikwayo671/
Muikwaya671/
Meikweya671/
Mankuiyo671/
Magwauya671/
Makhwaja671/
Makhweja671/
Makgwayi671/

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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 Makwiya
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