Makgafela Surname
Approximately 388 people bear this surname
Makgafela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 385 | 1:140,721 | 16,192 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Makgafela (239) may also be a first name.
Makgafela Demographics
Average Makgafela Salary in
South Africa
R 146,832
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Makgafela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makgafela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makgafela occurs most in South Africa. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Makgafela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makgafela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 742,570th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 18,782,335 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makgafela reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 578,640th most frequent first name in the world, held by 239 people.
Makgafela is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 385 people, or 1 in 140,721. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 55 percent live, Limpopo, where 39 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 4 percent live. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and Norway, where 0 percent live.
Makgafela Last Name Statistics demography
Makgafela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.21% less than the national average, earning R 146,832 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magafela | 94 | 26 | / |
| Makgafola | 89 | 46 | / |
| Mokgafela | 89 | 28 | / |
| Makhafela | 89 | 22 | / |
| Makgofela | 89 | 1 | / |
| Magafeila | 89 | 1 | / |
| Makgaphela | 84 | 2 | / |
| Makafila | 82 | 4 | / |
| Makofela | 82 | 3 | / |
| Magafele | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makaphela | 78 | 83 | / |
| Mokhafela | 78 | 76 | / |
| Makgofola | 78 | 15 | / |
| Makhafila | 78 | 2 | / |
| Mokgafola | 78 | 1 | / |
| Makhofela | 78 | 1 | / |
| Makhaphela | 74 | 715 | / |
| Makgaphola | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mogafola | 71 | 6 | / |
| Makofila | 71 | 6 | / |
| Macofela | 71 | 4 | / |
| Magofola | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mhogofela | 67 | 230 | / |
| Mokgofola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makgophelo | 63 | 17 | / |
| Makhaphelo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Makhophela | 63 | 1 | / |
| Maqophela | 56 | 7 | / |
| Magopheli | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mokhofila | 56 | 1 | / |
| Macafhilo | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mokhaphela | 53 | 2 | / |
| Mokhophela | 53 | 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 Makgafela
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