Makelana Surname

637,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 478 people bear this surname

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

Makelana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makelana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4771:113,58013,626
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Makelana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makelana is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makelana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makelana is the 637,196th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 15,245,912 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makelana live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 477 people, or 1 in 113,580. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 76 percent reside, Gauteng, where 18 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 4 percent reside. Besides South Africa it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Makelana Last Name Statistics demography

Makelana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.29% less than the national average, earning R 99,108 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 Makelana
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