Marekwa Surname
Approximately 935 people bear this surname
Marekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 431 | 1:35,820 | 5,527 |
| South Africa | 374 | 1:144,860 | 16,543 |
| Botswana | 72 | 1:30,374 | 6,067 |
| Tanzania | 56 | 1:945,386 | 44,615 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Marekwa (127) may also be a first name.
Marekwa Demographics
Average Marekwa Salary in
South Africa
R 137,772
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Marekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Marekwa is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Marekwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Marekwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 381,197th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 7,794,167 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Marekwa are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 825,494th most widespread forename throughout the world. It is borne by 127 people.
The last name Marekwa is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 431 people, or 1 in 35,820. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 60 percent live, Harare Province, where 21 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 7 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 40 percent live and Botswana, where 8 percent live.
Marekwa Last Name Statistics demography
Marekwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.02% less than the national average, earning R 137,772 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morekwa | 86 | 252 | / |
| Maregwa | 86 | 159 | / |
| Marakwa | 86 | 107 | / |
| Marokwa | 86 | 27 | / |
| Marikwa | 86 | 27 | / |
| Merekwa | 86 | 9 | / |
| Marekwe | 86 | 4 | / |
| Marekwo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Marykwas | 80 | 13 | / |
| Mharikwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mairakwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Maragwa | 71 | 175 | / |
| Marigwa | 71 | 63 | / |
| Morikwa | 71 | 37 | / |
| Marikwe | 71 | 20 | / |
| Marequa | 71 | 20 | / |
| Marogwa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Maregua | 71 | 6 | / |
| Merekua | 71 | 4 | / |
| Merikwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Morekwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Morekua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maregwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marakwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marikuat | 67 | 36 | / |
| Morykwas | 67 | 35 | / |
| Mareigua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mmeregwa | 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 Marekwa
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