Makechane Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Makechane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makechane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Lesotho161:127,03512,091

Makechane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makechane is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makechane? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,555,468th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makechane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,321,407. In South Africa Makechane is primarily found in: Free State, where 90 percent are found and Gauteng, where 10 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 28 percent are found.

Makechane Last Name Statistics demography

Makechane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.33% less than the national average, earning R 63,372 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
  • 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 Makechane
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