Makajane Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Makajane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 159 | 1:12,783 | 2,829 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Makajane (10) may also be a first name.
Makajane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makajane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makajane has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makajane? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,359,010th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. The surname Makajane occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makajane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Makajane is also the 3,684,242nd most common given name at a global level It is held by 10 people.
The surname Makajane is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 12,783. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Mokhotlong District, where 73 percent live, Thaba-Tseka District, where 19 percent live and Maseru District, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Lesotho Makajane occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent live and Botswana, where 1 percent live.
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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 Makajane
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