Makwiza Surname

177,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Makwiza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makwiza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,4641:11,6931,806
DR Congo8071:91,54810,387
Zimbabwe1111:139,08318,071
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Congo51:997,81917,129
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080

Makwiza (38) may also be a first name.

Makwiza Last Name Facts

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

Makwiza occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makwiza? popularity and diffusion

It is the 177,769th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,030,165 people. The last name Makwiza is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwiza live; 66 percent live in Southern Africa and 66 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Makwiza is also the 1,662,754th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 38 people.

The last name Makwiza is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is held by 1,464 people, or 1 in 11,693. Without taking into account Malawi Makwiza occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 34 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Makwiza
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