Makafi Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Makafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia761:208,55213,419
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Makafi (48) may also be a first name.

Makafi Last Name Facts

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

Makafi (Russian: Макафи) is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makafi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,710,039th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Makafi are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Makafi is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 48 people.

This last name is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 208,552. In Zambia Makafi is primarily found in: Luapula Province, where 42 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 34 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 22 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.

Makafi Last Name Statistics demography

Makafi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.43% less than the national average, earning R 53,628 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makafui922,294/
Makaafi92319/
Maikafi92166/
Makhafi92149/
Makaffi923/
Makafyi921/
Maikaffi8638/
Maikaifi869/
Makhaifi861/
Makashfi861/
Maikaefi861/
Makaffie860/
Makofi832,442/
Makafe8398/
Mokafi8364/
Makafa8312/
Makefi835/
Mekafi833/
Mokafih77342/
Magkafa77223/
Maikefi77173/
Moukafi77137/
Mokhafi7741/
Makhafa7735/
Makeffi7726/
Mokgafi7719/
Maikafa7711/
Makafuj775/
Makhefi774/
Mekhafi773/
Makaifa772/
Makhafe771/
Maikafe771/
Mekaffi771/
MacAfie771/
Makoffi771/
Makapfe771/
Makaffa771/
Mekafai771/
Maikofi771/
Makofei771/
Makaffy770/
Maikeffi711,745/
Moukafih711,061/
Moukhafi71410/
Moukafie71143/
MacKafee7123/
Maskoufi718/
Magkoufi716/
Makhoufi716/
Mokhafiz714/
Mekaffie712/
Makoufis712/
Moshkafi712/
Moukkafi712/
Mahakavi711/
Mmakaffa711/
'Makhafa711/
Makkoufi711/
Mackafoj711/
MacKafer710/
Makaffey710/
Macafe67292/
Makofa67140/
Mokafa6725/
Mekefi6723/
Makkoufis6720/
Magkoufis6715/
Mokofi676/
MacKaffee674/
Masskoufi674/
Mokefi673/
Makofy672/
Makhaphui671/
Mocafi671/
Mahkhoufi671/
Maqafe671/
Maikaiffa671/
Makefe671/
Maikeffie671/
Makofe671/

Makafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makafi in the Russian language
Макафиmakafi-

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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 Makafi
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