Makathu Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Makathu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makathu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Makathu Last Name Facts

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

Makathu occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makathu? popularity and diffusion

Makathu is the 6,360,413th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Makathu live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Makathu is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa Makathu is most common in: Mpumalanga, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa Makathu occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 11 percent reside.

Makathu Last Name Statistics demography

Makathu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.32% less than the national average, earning R 37,272 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makhathu93306/
Makgathu9350/
Makatu923,776/
Maikathus881/
Makatuu8658/
Makhatu8645/
Makaatu8626/
Makgatu8619/
Maikatu8617/
Makattu866/
Makatou866/
Makatau862/
Makaitu862/
Makastu861/
Makethu861/
Makkatu861/
Maskatu861/
Maakatu861/
Makadtu861/
Maqathu861/
Makatus861/
Makatut861/
Makgothu8010/
Makkattu8010/
Makhethu808/
Mokgathu806/
Mokhathu804/
Magqathu802/
Maqhathu801/
Makhothu801/
Maketu77923/
Mokatu7729/
Makotu774/
Mekatu772/
Macatu772/
Maqatu771/
Mahakatud751/
Maikkattu751/
Makoutheu751/
Makheatau751/
Maiketu711,340/
Mokhatu711,326/
Mokautu71279/
Makketu71201/
Maccatu7130/
Mokaetu7128/
Maikotu715/
Makoteu713/
Mokothu712/
Maqothu712/
Mokgatu712/
Mehkatu712/
Mocathu711/
Makuitu711/
Macadtu711/
MacAtus711/
Mokgothu676,200/
Mokhothu675,070/
Makouteu6797/
Mahaketu6765/
Motkattu6758/
Mekkattu6716/
Mokhethu677/
Makoutou675/
Moukatou671/
Mokhatau671/
Mokoothu671/
Mokuothu671/
Makhatoo671/
Makeitup671/
Mokattou671/
Makeuteu671/

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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 Makathu
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