Makwiya Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Makwiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Makwiya (20) may also be a first name.
Makwiya Demographics
Average Makwiya Salary in
South Africa
R 109,020
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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.
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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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