Mamakwa Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mamakwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mamakwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1231:440,46937,524
Canada771:478,51441,057

Mamakwa (118) may also be a first name.

Mamakwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mamakwa is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mamakwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,185,157th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Mamakwa are found; 62 percent are found in Southern Africa and 62 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 859,937th most commonly held given name on earth. It is borne by 118 people.

Mamakwa is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 440,469. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 52 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 29 percent reside and Gauteng, where 15 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Mamakwa exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 39 percent reside.

Mamakwa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mamakwa earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 46.78% less than the national average, earning R 126,480 per year and in Canada they earn 27.79% less than the national average, earning $35,875 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maumakwa935/
Mmamakwa933/
Mamekwa86163/
Mamagwa8633/
Mamakwe863/
Mamakua863/
Momakwa862/
Moumakwa80936/
Mammekwa80227/
Maumakwe80115/
Mmamekwa809/
Mamagwau807/
Moimakwa802/
Mmamagwa801/
Moymakwa801/
Mamekgwa801/
Maymakwe801/
Maamagwa801/
Mmamokwa801/
Mmammekwa755/
Mamangkua752/
Mamogwa71255/
Mamegwa71112/
Momakwe7135/
Mamocwa711/
Mamagwe711/
Mamagua711/
Mamacua711/
Moumakwe671,879/
Maamogwa67399/
Mamangwe67131/
Mammegwa6717/
Moimakwe6713/
Mmamogwa679/
Maimokwo677/
Mamakoue673/
Moymakwe672/
Mamokgwe671/
Momakuea671/
Maamoqwa671/
Mohmakwe671/
Mmomakwe671/
Mamhokwe671/

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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 Mamakwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis