Makapong Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Makapong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makapong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Makapong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makapong is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makapong? popularity and diffusion

The last name Makapong is the 10,311,814th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Makapong is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makapong reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 100 percent reside. Beside South Africa it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 33 percent reside.

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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 Makapong
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