Makgatle Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Makgatle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makgatle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1111:488,08740,113
Botswana771:28,4025,684
England11:55,718,059489,080

Makgatle (202) may also be a first name.

Makgatle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makgatle occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makgatle? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,231,034th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. The surname Makgatle is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makgatle are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Makgatle is also the 637,340th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 202 people.

Makgatle is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 488,087. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 50 percent are found, North West, where 34 percent are found and Free State, where 11 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 41 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Makgatle Last Name Statistics demography

Makgatle earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.16% less than the national average, earning R 170,724 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 Makgatle
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