Makarabo Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Makarabo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makarabo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1411:375,47227,321
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Makarabo (682) may also be a first name.

Makarabo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makarabo is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makarabo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,471,719th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makarabo reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 316,970th most common first name globally. It is borne by 682 people.

The last name Makarabo is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 375,472. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 85 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 6 percent are found and Mtwara Region, where 3 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makarabou941/
Makaraba88142/
Makarabha8215/
Macaraba7524/
Macarobo7514/
Makorobo752/
Makarovo752/
Makoroboi71106/
Mascaraba714/
Makarovaa714/
Makarovoy713/
Makaroova712/
Macarabas711/
Macarava636/
Mekareba631/
Macaroba631/
Makoroba501/

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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 Makarabo
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