Makelesa Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Makelesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
Makelesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makelesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makelesa is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Makelesa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makelesa are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Makelesa is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Makelesa is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 40 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makelesia | 94 | 15 | / |
| Makeleja | 88 | 345 | / |
| Makalesa | 88 | 40 | / |
| Makelesi | 88 | 30 | / |
| Makeleza | 88 | 4 | / |
| Makilesa | 88 | 4 | / |
| Makelisa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Makeleso | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makelezia | 82 | 5 | / |
| Makaelasa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makeleshi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makhelisa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maikelesi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makleza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makeletshe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Makheletja | 78 | 1 | / |
| Makalisa | 75 | 127 | / |
| Macelisa | 75 | 95 | / |
| Makolosa | 75 | 74 | / |
| Macelesi | 75 | 18 | / |
| Makolisa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Makelica | 75 | 4 | / |
| Makalasa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Makalosa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Makilasa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Makaleza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makelezi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makelejo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makhalsa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makelezo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makholosa | 71 | 71 | / |
| Makalasay | 71 | 33 | / |
| Machelesi | 71 | 16 | / |
| Makhalisa | 71 | 16 | / |
| Makalasha | 71 | 14 | / |
| Makohleso | 71 | 9 | / |
| Makohlisa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Macheleza | 71 | 4 | / |
| Makholisa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mhakilisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makolesho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makelissi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokeleshe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magkalisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makeledjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makelasso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maekalasa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makalasai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makaliasa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouskhelesha | 70 | 1 | / |
| Makhohlisa | 67 | 186 | / |
| Mokhalesha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Makhahlisa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mahakalsau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mookeletse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makheleche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maikileshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makalza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macleja | 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
- 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 Makelesa
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