Makgetlwa Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

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

Makgetlwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makgetlwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa571:950,48660,033

Makgetlwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makgetlwa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makgetlwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makgetlwa is the 2,555,468th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name Makgetlwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makgetlwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Makgetlwa is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 950,486. In South Africa Makgetlwa is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 51 percent reside, Gauteng, where 46 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 2 percent reside.

Makgetlwa Last Name Statistics demography

Makgetlwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.74% less than the national average, earning R 86,160 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmakgetlwa9512/
Maakgetlwa953/
Makgeetlwa952/
Magetlwa9410/
Mokgetlhwa844/
Makgotlhwa841/
Mogetlwa823/
Mokgotlwa7813/
Magotlhwa781/
Mokgotlhwa7473/
Mokgothlwa743/
Mokgotelwa741/
Mogotlwa719/
Mogotlhwa6720/
Magotlhwo672/

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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 Makgetlwa
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