Makeleni Surname

60,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,334 people bear this surname

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

Makeleni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makeleni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8,1331:6,661859
Zimbabwe1861:83,00112,099
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Makeleni (15) may also be a first name.

Makeleni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makeleni is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Makeleni.

How Common Is The Last Name Makeleni? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 60,459th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 874,436 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makeleni live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 8,133 people, or 1 in 6,661. In South Africa Makeleni is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent live, Western Cape, where 19 percent live and Gauteng, where 9 percent live. Outside of South Africa it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Makeleni Last Name Statistics demography

Makeleni earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.84% less than the national average, earning R 121,572 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 Makeleni
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