Makgaola Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Makgaola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makgaola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Botswana661:33,1356,513

Makgaola (123) may also be a first name.

Makgaola Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makgaola is found most in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makgaola? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makgaola is the 1,504,764th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. The last name Makgaola occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makgaola live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 840,349th most numerous given name throughout the world, held by 123 people.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 742,160. In South Africa Makgaola is most frequent in: North West, where 29 percent reside, Free State, where 27 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 26 percent reside. Barring South Africa it is found in one country. It is also common in Botswana, where 47 percent reside.

Makgaola Last Name Statistics demography

Makgaola earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.1% less than the national average, earning R 56,796 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 Makgaola
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