Makafara Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Makafara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Makafara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makafara Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makafara occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Makafara.
How Common Is The Last Name Makafara? popularity and diffusion
Makafara is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Makafara occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makafara are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Makafara is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 1,286,520. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 75 percent are found, Harare Province, where 8 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 8 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 8 percent are found.
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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 Makafara
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