Makebe Surname

457,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 739 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Makebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2401:225,74023,495
Tanzania1811:292,49522,657
Lesotho1751:11,6152,612
Cameroon751:276,92126,437
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Makebe (269) may also be a first name.

Makebe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makebe occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makebe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 457,658th most common surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 9,861,361 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makebe live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 542,091st most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 269 people.

The surname Makebe is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 240 people, or 1 in 225,740. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Free State, where 31 percent live, Gauteng, where 26 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 24 percent live and Lesotho, where 24 percent live.

Makebe Last Name Statistics demography

Makebe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.86% less than the national average, earning R 138,168 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makebeh9266/
Makhebe9224/
Makebea9222/
Makebhe9211/
Mackebe925/
Makebet925/
Makeube922/
Makoebe921/
Makeeber86875/
Makhoebe86285/
MacKebee8612/
MacKebez861/
Makebeer860/
Makobe833,902/
Makabe833,844/
Mokebe833,639/
Makeba83887/
Makebi8343/
Mekebe8332/
Makibe8315/
Macebe835/
Maqebe832/
Machebe77635/
Makobea77102/
Muokebe7784/
Makheba7754/
Makhabe7753/
Mokoebe7746/
Makhobe7741/
Makabeh7733/
Makabea7718/
Maikebi7711/
Mookebe777/
Makeevy776/
Mmokebe776/
Makabee774/
Makhebi774/
Mokeube774/
Moukebe773/
Makeibi773/
Maikabe772/
Makaibe772/
Maikobe772/
Mokhebe772/
Makeeba771/
Makeyba771/
MacKabe771/
Makeyve771/
Maakabe771/
Makeabi771/
Makebay771/
Makeboi771/
Makobei771/
Makobey771/
Makabey771/
Mahkibe771/
Mekeube771/
Makempe771/
Maikibe771/
MacEbee770/
Makeive770/
Mcebe7312/
Makhobei71172/
MacKabee71115/
Mokheber7142/
Makhobey7124/
Maukebay7114/
Makebish7110/
Mmuokebe715/
MacKeeby714/
MacKobee712/
Mmachebe712/
MacKabeu711/
Machebee711/
Makhabee711/
Makisbey711/
Mookoebe711/
Mokhoebe711/
Mackevhe711/
Machebei711/
MacCebee710/
Mockebee710/
Makabi674,054/
Mokobe672,185/
Makibi67966/
Mokeba67838/
Mokibe67690/
Makobi67624/
Mokabe67584/
Maqabe67573/
Mekobe67445/
Makiba67266/
Mokebi67201/
Macabe67147/
Mecabe6793/
Macibe6791/
Mekabe6770/
Mekibe6727/
Maqobe6727/
Makoby6716/
Mocabe676/
Makaby675/
Mokeve675/
Mchebe674/
Macobe672/
Moqabe672/
Makevi671/
McKeba671/
Maqibe671/
Maqueiber671/

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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 Makebe
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