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 frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Marekwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 381,197th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 7,794,167 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Marekwa reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 825,494th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 127 people.
The surname Marekwa is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 431 people, or 1 in 35,820. In Zimbabwe Marekwa is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 60 percent are found, Harare Province, where 21 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe Marekwa occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 40 percent are found and Botswana, where 8 percent are found.
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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