Where Does The Last Name Makafa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Makafa occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makafa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 5,587,209^th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Makafa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Makafa reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323^rd most common given name in the world. It is borne by 24 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe Makafa is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 86 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 17 percent live and Iran, where 8 percent live.