Makatiso Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Makatiso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makatiso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Makatiso (588) may also be a first name.

Makatiso Last Name Facts

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

Makatiso occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makatiso? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makatiso is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Makatiso is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makatiso reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 345,036th most widespread forename internationally, borne by 588 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 508,140. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Mafeteng District, where 75 percent live and Maseru District, where 25 percent live. Aside from Lesotho Makatiso is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 43 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makatisa88151/
Makatetso823/
Makgotiso821/
Makhothiso7828/
Makhathisa781/
Makatija754/
Mokatetso718/
Makgotisa711/
Makhathiza671/
Maketezo631/
Macateco631/
Maskotijah567/
Makhatheja562/

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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 Makatiso
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