Marakwa Surname
Approximately 107 people bear this surname
Marakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 105 | 1:504,206 | 33,569 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Marakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Marakwa occurs most in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Marakwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,775,494th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. The last name Marakwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Marakwa reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 504,206. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Arusha Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marakwad | 93 | 62 | / |
| Mairakwa | 93 | 2 | / |
| Maraskwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Marekwa | 86 | 935 | / |
| Maragwa | 86 | 175 | / |
| Marokwa | 86 | 27 | / |
| Marakwo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Marancwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Marangkua | 75 | 3 | / |
| Moragwa | 71 | 1,343 | / |
| Morekwa | 71 | 252 | / |
| Maregwa | 71 | 159 | / |
| Maragua | 71 | 157 | / |
| Morakwi | 71 | 36 | / |
| Marokwe | 71 | 35 | / |
| Morakwe | 71 | 21 | / |
| Merekwa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Maragwi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Marogwa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Marakue | 71 | 5 | / |
| Maraqua | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maragwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Marekwo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Marakui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maraguat | 67 | 22 | / |
| Maraigua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muiragwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mairagua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maracuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marakuis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maraquat | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Marakwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis