Makatani Surname

642,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Makatani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makatani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3921:43,6716,239
Zimbabwe331:467,82539,606
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Makatani Last Name Facts

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

Makatani occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makatani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makatani is the 642,034th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 15,407,074 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makatani live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 392 people, or 1 in 43,671. Other than Malawi Makatani exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.

Makatani Last Name Statistics demography

Makatani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.95% less than the national average, earning R 99,924 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
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  • 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 Makatani
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