Makgabane Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

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

Makgabane Surname User-submission:

Makgabane is a south African surname, which means 'people from the Greenland'.

Makgabane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1831:296,05328,632
Botswana41:546,73222,624

Makgabane (196) may also be a first name.

Makgabane Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Makgabane is a south African surname, which means 'people from the Greenland'.

- leonmakgabane

Makgabane Last Name Facts

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

Makgabane occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makgabane? popularity and diffusion

Makgabane is the 1,239,697th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. The surname Makgabane is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makgabane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 648,004th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 196 people.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 296,053. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Mpumalanga, where 47 percent live, Gauteng, where 20 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 14 percent live. Besides South Africa this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Botswana, where 2 percent live.

Makgabane Last Name Statistics demography

Makgabane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.02% less than the national average, earning R 80,760 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makgabeane951/
Magabane943,920/
Makabane941,153/
Makhabane893,350/
Makgabana89211/
Makgobane8945/
Magabeane8914/
Mokgabane8912/
Maghabane892/
Mangabane891/
Magqabane891/
Makaabane891/
Magabiyane8441/
Magqabhane844/
Maugabhane842/
Makahabane841/
Makkhabane841/
Makhabanee841/
Mmakgobane841/
Magabayane841/
Makgaubana841/
Mokhgabane841/
Mokabane823,902/
Makobane82592/
Mangaban82318/
Macabane82305/
Magobane82231/
Maqabane82191/
Magabang8291/
Makabana8290/
Mogabane8290/
Magabana8238/
Magabani8232/
Makabani8227/
Magavane8214/
Magabone824/
Mañgaban821/
Megabane821/
Magebane821/
Makabone821/
Magabhiyane802/
Magabheyane801/
Makampane78101/
Makhabani7866/
Mokhabane7845/
Mokgobane7827/
Makhobane7819/
Mascabane7810/
Mangobane787/
Makabanna786/
Makhabana785/
Mokgabana784/
Maghobane784/
Magampane783/
Maqabhane782/
Mangabany781/
Magqavane781/
Mahagaban781/
Magoubane781/
Madcabane781/
Magabhana781/
Magqabana781/
Makgobana781/
Magavan7512/
Magabon7511/
Magoban752/
Magobiyane74687/
MacGabhann74141/
Mokgampane7441/
Magabiyana7410/
Magabiyani7410/
Makkhavane743/
Manghabani741/
Mashkabani741/
MacGabhain741/
Makabangay741/
Magobeyane741/
Makhampane741/
Makhavhane741/
Mokhabhane741/
Mokobane714,734/
Makavani71646/
Mangabon71389/
Macabani71131/
Mogobane7189/
Magobani7114/
Maghavan7110/
Mokabani7110/
Makobana718/
Magovane717/
Mokabana716/
Maqobane715/
Magabona713/
Maqavane713/
Mogaband711/
Magobana711/
Mougaban711/
Mocabane711/
Macobane711/
Macavane711/
Maqabani711/
Magobene711/
Makobani711/
Magobhiyane706/
Mokgobejane705/
Magabhiyani704/
Mokgabanoha703/
Magabhiyana702/
Makgobejana701/
Mogampane6797/
Manggabon6765/
Makhavani6751/
Mokhobane6738/
MacAvaney6713/
Magompane6710/
Makoubana675/
Mokgobang674/
Manngabon672/
Makampani672/
Magaibeni671/
Magavhani671/
Makaboina671/
Macabanit671/
Macabanyi671/
Magavainy671/
Makavanii671/
Manganpan671/
Mmokobane671/
Maqhabana671/
Maqabanyi671/
Makhobana671/
Mokgabona671/
Mokgobone671/
Mokhabani671/

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