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
Makeke occurs most in South Africa. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makeke? popularity and diffusion
The last name Makeke is the 119,595th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,896,810 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makeke are found; 84 percent are found in Southern Africa and 84 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 441,020th most commonly used given name globally It is held by 386 people.
It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 2,985 people, or 1 in 18,150. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 35 percent live, Gauteng, where 21 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 21 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live.
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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