Makelene Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Makelene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Makelene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makelene Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makelene occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Makelene? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makelene is the 6,360,413th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Makelene is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makelene are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Makelene is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 43 percent live, Free State, where 14 percent live and North West, where 14 percent live. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 11 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent live.
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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 Makelene
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