Makelela Surname
Approximately 883 people bear this surname
Makelela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 876 | 1:84,337 | 9,678 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Makelela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makelela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makelela is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makelela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Makelela is the 398,612th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,253,166 people. Makelela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makelela are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 876 people, or 1 in 84,337. Outside of The DR Congo this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and The Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makelele | 88 | 10,068 | / |
| Makalela | 88 | 1,655 | / |
| Makolela | 88 | 397 | / |
| Makelelo | 88 | 4 | / |
| Makilela | 88 | 3 | / |
| Makelola | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makeleli | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mokelela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Machelela | 82 | 312 | / |
| Makholela | 82 | 114 | / |
| Makahlela | 82 | 39 | / |
| Makielele | 82 | 27 | / |
| Makhelele | 82 | 13 | / |
| Makhalela | 82 | 3 | / |
| Makheleli | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mackelele | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maikeleli | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makohlela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maikalela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makelolla | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mahkalela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makallela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mokoelela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makhahlela | 78 | 201 | / |
| Maikaelelo | 78 | 121 | / |
| Makhohlela | 78 | 2 | / |
| Makalila | 75 | 230 | / |
| Makalelo | 75 | 41 | / |
| Mokelola | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mokolela | 75 | 9 | / |
| Makilele | 75 | 2 | / |
| Makolola | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makelolo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Macilela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maqalela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mekolela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mecolela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makalola | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makolelo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mak'hahlela | 74 | 3 | / |
| Mokheleli | 71 | 374 | / |
| Makalilay | 71 | 302 | / |
| Machelele | 71 | 85 | / |
| Mokholela | 71 | 77 | / |
| Machelelo | 71 | 33 | / |
| Macahlela | 71 | 11 | / |
| Magcalela | 71 | 6 | / |
| Moukolela | 71 | 5 | / |
| Makielolo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Makahlola | 71 | 3 | / |
| Makhalila | 71 | 2 | / |
| Magqolela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mokgeleli | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mahcalela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Makkalola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macileila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokhalela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokgelele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makhilele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moikeleli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makhalola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makahlelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macheleli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maquelele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mookelola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mceleli | 67 | 91 | / |
| Maukailele | 67 | 21 | / |
| Makhohlola | 67 | 12 | / |
| Macileylha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makhahlola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makaliliay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Makelela
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