Makgabela Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

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

Makgabela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makgabela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016

Makgabela (15) may also be a first name.

Makgabela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makgabela occurs most in South Africa. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Makgabela.

How Common Is The Last Name Makgabela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Makgabela is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Makgabela is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makgabela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Makgabela is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 15 people.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,417,770. In South Africa Makgabela is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 80 percent are found and Limpopo, where 20 percent are found.

Makgabela Last Name Statistics demography

Makgabela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.44% less than the national average, earning R 84,504 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 Makgabela
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