Makeba Surname

397,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Makeba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makeba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2811:192,80320,875
DR Congo2801:263,85624,810
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Zimbabwe661:233,91325,760
Uganda381:1,027,34944,109
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
England81:6,964,757184,742
São Tomé and Príncipe71:25,3461,305
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Barbados11:287,4482,772

Makeba (1,437) may also be a first name.

Makeba Last Name Facts

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

Makeba is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makeba? popularity and diffusion

Makeba is the 397,164th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 8,215,948 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Makeba reside; 51 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 205,834th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 1,437 people.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 281 people, or 1 in 192,803. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 75 percent are found, Gauteng, where 11 percent are found and Western Cape, where 11 percent are found. Besides South Africa this last name occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 32 percent are found and Malawi, where 12 percent are found.

Makeba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Makeba last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Makeba earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 19.34% less than the national average, earning R 191,688 per year and in United States they earn 7.37% more than the national average, earning $46,327 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makheba9254/
Makoeba9250/
Makebea9222/
Makgeba922/
Makebah921/
Makeeba921/
Makeyba921/
Mahkeba921/
Makebay921/
Maekeba921/
Makesba921/
Maukebay8614/
Makebeau860/
Makoba8310,731/
Makaba836,736/
Mokeba83838/
Makebe83739/
Maqeba83507/
Maceba83380/
Makiba83266/
Makebo83136/
Makebi8343/
Mekeba832/
McKeba831/
Makhoba7719,767/
Makhaba771,506/
Makabai77131/
Maekiba77131/
Macheba77127/
Maikaba77112/
Mackoba77107/
Makobea77102/
Makaiba7796/
Makebeh7766/
Mokheba7752/
Mekebay7742/
Makhebe7724/
Makabay7722/
Makabea7718/
Moukeba7716/
Makebhe7711/
Maikebi7711/
Makgebo7711/
Mekebai7710/
Meikeba777/
Mokoeba776/
Makobha775/
Makayba775/
Makiebo775/
Mackaba775/
Mackebe775/
Makhiba775/
Makebet775/
Makibai774/
Makhebi774/
Makeibi773/
Makabah773/
Makeyva773/
Makebho772/
Makkoba772/
Maikoba772/
Maekoba772/
Makeube772/
Makoebo772/
Magkaba772/
Makabau771/
Maikiba771/
Makcoba771/
Makeabi771/
Makeboi771/
Makeubo771/
Maqieba771/
Maecaba771/
Maecoba771/
Magceba771/
Makabaa771/
Mcaba73591/
Mceba731/
Makeeber71875/
Magkeeva71261/
Makheeva71183/
Makabhai7195/
Maykeeva7135/
Makhabah7131/
Makkeeva7129/
Maukeeva7122/
MacKebee7112/
Makebish7110/
Makeubou7110/
Mak'hoba715/
Maikibai714/
MacKeeby714/
Mackkoba714/
Maakeeva713/
Mak'haba713/
Makhempa713/
Mahkeeva712/
Makhabha711/
Makibhai711/
Makkabai711/
Makkibai711/
Maikeeva711/
MacKebez711/
Mackeeva711/
MacQueba711/
Maskibay711/
Maekobay711/
Makoisba711/
Makahaba711/
Makkhoba711/
Makeboot711/
Makebeer710/
Makobo6714,908/
Mokebe673,639/
Mokaba672,156/
Makabo671,139/
Makibi67966/
Mokoba67825/
Macebo67737/
Mokebo67437/
Mokiba67380/
Macoba67252/
Mchaba67249/
Mokebi67201/
Mekaba67147/
Macaba67138/
Maqebo6767/
Mekoba6756/
Makhabhai6753/
Maqaba6732/
Makhenpha6726/
Mekebo6725/
Maqiba6720/
Maciba6718/
Makibe6715/
Maqoba6711/
Mocaba6710/
Makibo679/
Macebe675/
Maqebe672/
Moqeba672/
Makyva672/
Maikheeva672/
Maukheeva671/
Makevi671/
Makevo671/
Makkhobai671/
Makhebout671/
Maykheeva671/
Makhishba671/
Makahabay671/
Moqaba671/

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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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  • 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 Makeba
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