Makgakela Surname

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

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

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

Makgakela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makgakela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708

Makgakela (11) may also be a first name.

Makgakela Last Name Facts

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

Makgakela occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makgakela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makgakela is the 3,602,217th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Makgakela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makgakela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent given name on earth It is held by 11 people.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 1,805,923. In South Africa Makgakela is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 70 percent reside, Limpopo, where 13 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 13 percent reside.

Makgakela Last Name Statistics demography

Makgakela earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.95% less than the national average, earning R 166,476 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 Makgakela
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