Makepi Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Makepi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makepi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho351:58,0738,518
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Makepi (48) may also be a first name.

Makepi Last Name Facts

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

Makepi is found most frequently in Lesotho. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makepi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makepi is the 2,352,516th most common surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Makepi live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Makepi is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 48 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 58,073. In Lesotho Makepi is most frequent in: Berea District, where 89 percent are found, Maseru District, where 9 percent are found and Leribe District, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Lesotho Makepi occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent are found and South Africa, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maikepi921/
Makepe831,448/
Makapi83923/
Makepa83161/
Makopi83159/
Makipi8316/
Mokepi832/
Mekepi831/
Makopoi77127/
Maikepa7771/
Maikepe7720/
Machepi7718/
Maikapi777/
Makopie776/
Moikepi775/
Makapei774/
Makhepe774/
Makapie774/
Makapai773/
Makephe771/
Maekapi771/
Makiepe771/
Makhopi771/
Makepep771/
Meikepi771/
Makaipi771/
Maskepe771/
Makepeu771/
Makapii771/
Makepuy771/
Makaepea71241/
Makhephe7137/
Makappie7124/
Maikapei7114/
Makhepha711/
Makaipit711/
Makeppey711/
Makepeas710/
Makope676,565/
Makape671,366/
Mokopi67703/
Mokapi67389/
Makipa67200/
Mokepe6740/
Maqapi6724/
Macopi6718/
Mekipi676/
Mocapi676/
Macepe675/
Mokipi675/
Makipe674/
Macapi673/
Mokepa672/
Moqapi671/
Mmakaepea671/
Mekepe671/
Mekapi671/
Makhaphui671/

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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 Makepi
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