Makgowa Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Makgowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
Makgowa (70) may also be a first name.
Makgowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makgowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makgowa is more frequently found in Botswana than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Makgowa? popularity and diffusion
Makgowa is the 3,141,416th most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makgowa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Makgowa is also the 1,162,016th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 70 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Botswana, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 78,105. Outside of Botswana Makgowa exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 28 percent reside.
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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 Makgowa
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