Makafe Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Makafe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makafe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa951:570,29244,274
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Makafe (23) may also be a first name.

Makafe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makafe is found most in South Africa. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makafe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,871,545th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname Makafe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makafe live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 23 people.

Makafe is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 570,292. In South Africa Makafe is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 54 percent are found, North West, where 36 percent are found and Gauteng, where 7 percent are found. Besides South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Makafe Last Name Statistics demography

Makafe earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.95% less than the national average, earning R 206,868 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maikafe921/
Makhafe921/
Makapfe921/
Makaf914/
MacKafee8623/
Makaffey860/
Makaffie860/
MacKafer860/
Macafe83292/
Makafi83114/
Makhaf8322/
Makafa8312/
Makauf831/
Maqafe831/
Makefe831/
Makkaf831/
Makofe831/
Makafz831/
Makaif831/
MacKaffee804/
Makafui772,294/
MacAfee77687/
Maikhaf77374/
Makaafi77319/
Magkafa77223/
Maikafi77166/
Makhafi77149/
Makhafa7735/
Mashkaf7731/
MacKauf7715/
Maikafa7711/
Maikife778/
Makafuj775/
MacAffe773/
Makaffi773/
Makaifa772/
Makoufe772/
Makhafh771/
Maykhaf771/
MacAfie771/
Maikefe771/
Makefeh771/
Makiefe771/
Makaphe771/
Makashf771/
Makaffa771/
Maikaif771/
Mokhafe771/
Makafyi771/
Makofei771/
Makhaaf771/
Makaffy770/
Makav73743/
Makaw73146/
Makof733/
Moukafie71143/
MacAffer7180/
Mauskapf7164/
Maikaffi7138/
Makoufeu7133/
Maikaifi719/
MacAffee716/
Makhofhe713/
Mekaffie712/
MacKefee711/
MacAafee711/
MacGaffe711/
Mackafoj711/
Makiyafa711/
Makeufeu711/
Makhafsh711/
Makoufet711/
'Makhafa711/
Maakoufe711/
Maikaefi711/
Makashfi711/
Makhaifi711/
Mmakaffa711/
Hmakashf711/
MacKifee710/
MacKofey710/
MacCafed710/
Makowa674,779/
Makova673,879/
Makofi672,442/
Makouf67317/
Makofa67140/
Makoff67113/
Makeaw67102/
Mokaff6798/
Makhof6795/
Mokafi6764/
McAffe6763/
Makeiv6735/
MacGaffey6734/
Mokafa6725/
Makeyv6715/
Makaab6710/
Maikaw679/
Mahkaw678/
MacKof677/
Makhav675/
Maskaw675/
Maakab675/
Makefi675/
Makkaw675/
Makhaw675/
Moukaf674/
Makaib673/
Mekafi673/
Mokefe673/
Maykof672/
Maikav672/
Makofy672/
Makgaw672/
Makauv671/
Mazkof671/
Matkof671/
MacKaw671/
MacAff671/
Makoft671/
MacCaffer671/
Maikaiffa671/
Makkof671/
Makgof671/
Moqafe671/
Mokife671/
Mekefe671/
Maikeffie671/
Mokofe671/
Matkaw671/
Madkaw671/
Hmadkashf671/
MacKaphee670/
Makopf670/
MacKab670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Makafe
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