Makedama Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

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

Makedama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makedama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1691:320,57830,241
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Makedama Last Name Facts

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

Makedama is found most in South Africa. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makedama? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,321,499th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname Makedama is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makedama are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Makedama is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 320,578. In South Africa Makedama is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 72 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent live and Free State, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Makedama Last Name Statistics demography

Makedama earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.56% more than the national average, earning R 360,168 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makhedama94119/
Makodama881/
Makhedamahe841/
Makadamah821/
Macadama7536/
Mokaddama713/
Makadamei711/
Makadamey711/
Mcedami671/
Makadomo63103/
Makodomo632/
Macadema631/
Mochidama591/
Machidhame563/
Moukhadamou531/
Mokodomo501/

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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 Makedama
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