Makeke Surname
Approximately 3,842 people bear this surname
Makeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2,985 | 1:18,150 | 2,288 |
| DR Congo | 554 | 1:133,357 | 14,248 |
| Zimbabwe | 153 | 1:100,904 | 14,195 |
| Zambia | 52 | 1:304,806 | 17,055 |
| Lesotho | 26 | 1:78,175 | 9,832 |
| Uganda | 22 | 1:1,774,513 | 60,490 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Makeke (386) may also be a first name.
Makeke Demographics
Average Makeke Salary in
South Africa
R 153,252
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Makeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makeke is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makeke? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makeke is the 119,595th most prevalent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,896,810 people. Makeke occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makeke reside; 84 percent reside in Southern Africa and 84 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Makeke is also the 441,020th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 386 people.
It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 2,985 people, or 1 in 18,150. In South Africa Makeke is most common in: Limpopo, where 35 percent reside, Gauteng, where 21 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 21 percent reside. Beside South Africa it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.
Makeke Last Name Statistics demography
Makeke earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.51% less than the national average, earning R 153,252 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 Makeke
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