Makambe Surname

657,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3541:43,6116,720
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Zambia201:792,49627,807
Namibia81:301,17510,197
Botswana41:546,73222,624
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Makambe (100) may also be a first name.

Makambe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makambe occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makambe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Makambe is the 657,184th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 15,911,672 people. Makambe is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makambe are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Makambe is also the 946,056th most widely held forename worldwide It is held by 100 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 354 people, or 1 in 43,611. In Zimbabwe Makambe is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 22 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 20 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 19 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and Zambia, where 4 percent live.

Makambe Last Name Statistics demography

Makambe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 91.33% less than the national average, earning R 20,604 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 Makambe
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