Makwu Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Makwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Makwu (13) may also be a first name.
Makwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makwu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,141,416th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. Makwu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwu live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most common first name in the world, held by 13 people.
The surname Makwu is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria Makwu is most numerous in: Kogi, where 42 percent are found, Niger, where 25 percent are found and Sokoto, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 5 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makwau | 91 | 26 | / |
| Maikwu | 91 | 13 | / |
| Mankwu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Makwut | 91 | 1 | / |
| Makwui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Magkwu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mahkwu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Makweu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Maikewu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mmaukwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maikwau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mangkwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Makwout | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mekwu | 80 | 28 | / |
| Mokwu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Magwu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Macwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mmekwu | 73 | 20 | / |
| Mokwus | 73 | 4 | / |
| Maghwu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mokweu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Meikwu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mogkwu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mokwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Magwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmagwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mgagwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mokwuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Magwout | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mmoukwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mmaugwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mokhweu | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Makwu
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