Makalaba Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

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

Makalaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makalaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978

Makalaba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makalaba occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Makalaba.

How Common Is The Last Name Makalaba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,718,748th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname Makalaba is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Makalaba are found; 41 percent are found in Southern Africa and 41 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 1,177,776. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 83 percent are found, Western Cape, where 11 percent are found and Gauteng, where 2 percent are found. Barring South Africa Makalaba occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 30 percent are found and The Philippines, where 25 percent are found.

Makalaba Last Name Statistics demography

Makalaba earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 1.74% less than the national average, earning R 233,508 per year.

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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 Makalaba
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