Maqwa Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
South Africa

Maqwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maqwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Maqwa Last Name Facts

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

Maqwa is most common in Indonesia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Maqwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Maqwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Maqwa is primarily found in Asia, where 71 percent of Maqwa are found; 57 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 57 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname Maqwa is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 33,062,298. In Indonesia Maqwa is most numerous in: Aceh, where 100 percent live. Other than Indonesia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 29 percent live and Pakistan, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maqway91446/
Maqwai912/
Maiqwa911/
Makqwa911/
Maqwat911/
Magquwa831/
Magwa804,890/
Makwa803,067/
Maqua80339/
Moqwa8023/
Macwa8011/
Magwai732,223/
Maigwa73982/
Makwea73416/
Makgwa73190/
Maggwa73159/
Maquea73155/
Makwai73153/
Magway73134/
Makwah7377/
MacWay7370/
Magwah7359/
MacWha7348/
Mmakwa7342/
Masqua7328/
Maekwa7328/
Makwau7326/
Maquat7325/
Maukwa7319/
Maikwa7318/
Magwad7314/
Makhwa7314/
Makway7311/
Mhakwa7311/
Mmagwa7311/
Maquah737/
Maakwa737/
Mhagwa736/
Maiqua736/
Magwat735/
Maqwey734/
Mmaqwo734/
Maquai732/
Maquay731/
Makwaj731/
Maquas731/
Meakwa731/
Meagwa731/
Maquêa731/
Macqua731/
Maghwa731/
Maquad731/
Manqua731/
'Makwa731/
Magwaz731/
Mgagwa731/
Magwau731/
Moqwai731/
Maghway67497/
Mahagwa67137/
Macquat67131/
Mangwea67111/
Mainqua6790/
Masquat6786/
Maikwai6774/
MacWatt6763/
Maikewa6728/
Mackway6726/
Mangwah6718/
Mahakwa6712/
Makgwai6711/
Masquas678/
Mang'wa676/
Mangwua675/
Meakwai675/
Makwaai674/
Maikwad672/
Mankwah672/
Makhwah671/
Maghwat671/
Makwaha671/
Mancway671/
Manquea671/
Mmaikwa671/
Maekwai671/
Macquay671/
Maquaat671/
Maquach671/
Makwaah671/
Makwahe671/
Makwait671/
Mahngwa671/
Mangwha671/
Monqkwa671/
Mangwaa671/
Maakgwa671/
Maikwau671/
Maikway671/
Mashkwa671/
Maeckwa671/
Maquaid670/
MacQuai670/

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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
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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 Maqwa
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