Makabele Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makabele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makabele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Makabele (19) may also be a first name.

Makabele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makabele is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makabele? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Makabele occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makabele are found; 82 percent are found in Southern Africa and 82 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring given name at a global level, borne by 19 people.

Makabele is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,929,780. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 88 percent reside and Harare Province, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 9 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Makabele
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