Makelemi Surname
Approximately 274 people bear this surname
Makelemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 248 | 1:714,285 | 32,812 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Makelemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makelemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makelemi has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makelemi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 953,750th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 26,596,883 people. The surname Makelemi occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Makelemi are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 248 people, or 1 in 714,285. In Nigeria Makelemi is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 73 percent live, Edo, where 10 percent live and Lagos, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makaelemi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mackelemi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Makeleme | 88 | 2 | / |
| Makelema | 88 | 2 | / |
| Makolemi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Makalemi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makheleme | 82 | 3 | / |
| Machelemi | 82 | 2 | / |
| Makhalemi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makhalemai | 78 | 1 | / |
| Makolomi | 75 | 104 | / |
| Makaleme | 75 | 33 | / |
| Makalimi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Makelima | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mekeleme | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mokeleme | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makilema | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makalami | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makhaleme | 71 | 293 | / |
| Makelamay | 71 | 40 | / |
| Maikolomi | 71 | 16 | / |
| Magqelema | 71 | 2 | / |
| Makhelima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mekiloemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokolomi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Makilima | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mockelhome | 56 | 0 | / |
| Makalame | 50 | 2 | / |
| Makalime | 50 | 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
- 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 Makelemi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis