Makarapa Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Makarapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makarapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana281:78,10513,263
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Makarapa (62) may also be a first name.

Makarapa Last Name Facts

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

Makarapa is more commonly found in Botswana than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makarapa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,432,070th most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Makarapa reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 62 people.

The surname Makarapa is most frequently occurring in Botswana, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 78,105. Besides Botswana this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 9 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.

Makarapa Last Name Statistics demography

Makarapa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.71% less than the national average, earning R 145,656 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makgarapa9444/
Makarapi88264/
Macarapa881/
Macarapat821/
Macarapo7516/
Makoropa752/
Mokarape751/
Makaropo751/
Makkarajpet741/
Makoropo63107/
Mokorape632/
Makorope631/
Mecorapaj593/
Mecorrapaj561/
Mokoropo502/

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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 Makarapa
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