Makelesi Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Makelesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makelesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia291:546,54923,344
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Makelesi (986) may also be a first name.

Makelesi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makelesi occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makelesi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makelesi is the 3,602,217th most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. Makelesi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makelesi live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Makelesi is also the 256,549th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 986 people.

The last name Makelesi is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 546,549. In Zambia Makelesi is mostly concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 97 percent are found and Central Province, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Zambia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

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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 Makelesi
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