Makwiza Surname
Approximately 2,405 people bear this surname
Makwiza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,464 | 1:11,693 | 1,806 |
| DR Congo | 807 | 1:91,548 | 10,387 |
| Zimbabwe | 111 | 1:139,083 | 18,071 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makwidza | 93 | 1 | / |
| Makwaidza | 88 | 10 | / |
| Makwidzha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makuiza | 86 | 2,029 | / |
| Makweza | 86 | 884 | / |
| Makwisa | 86 | 641 | / |
| Magwiza | 86 | 359 | / |
| Makwija | 86 | 21 | / |
| Makwizi | 86 | 7 | / |
| Mekwiza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makhwidzha | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mankuiza | 80 | 205 | / |
| Makwisai | 80 | 152 | / |
| Makwedza | 80 | 96 | / |
| Makuizad | 80 | 20 | / |
| Makhweza | 80 | 4 | / |
| Makwisat | 80 | 4 | / |
| Makwidzi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makwedzha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makwaidzi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makwesa | 71 | 797 | / |
| Magwizi | 71 | 742 | / |
| Makuisa | 71 | 524 | / |
| Magwisa | 71 | 196 | / |
| Makhwedzha | 71 | 142 | / |
| Makweji | 71 | 82 | / |
| Maguiza | 71 | 72 | / |
| Maquiza | 71 | 66 | / |
| Makwisi | 71 | 28 | / |
| Mekuiza | 71 | 28 | / |
| Makwezi | 71 | 27 | / |
| Makwezo | 71 | 21 | / |
| Makwesi | 71 | 16 | / |
| Magweza | 71 | 14 | / |
| Macwisa | 71 | 10 | / |
| Maqweza | 71 | 4 | / |
| Magwija | 71 | 4 | / |
| Makwise | 71 | 4 | / |
| Makweze | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mokweza | 71 | 2 | / |
| Magwuza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magwizo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macweza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makueza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makuize | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makwecha | 67 | 810 | / |
| Makwetja | 67 | 232 | / |
| Maiquiza | 67 | 184 | / |
| Makwetsa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Makwiset | 67 | 17 | / |
| Maiguiza | 67 | 12 | / |
| Maigueza | 67 | 11 | / |
| Makwijit | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mokweisa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mangwizi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Makwedzi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Makwijid | 67 | 2 | / |
| Magwedza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maguizai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masquiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magweija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magwezha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maïguiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokwaisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magwisai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macwitsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mangwizo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makwezhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makhweja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mackuize | 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 Makwiza
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