Makgowe Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

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

Makgowe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makgowe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1391:389,76834,651
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Makgowe (22) may also be a first name.

Makgowe Last Name Facts

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

Makgowe occurs most in South Africa. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makgowe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,497,948th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makgowe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 22 people.

Makgowe is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 389,768. In South Africa Makgowe is most common in: Free State, where 71 percent are found, North West, where 13 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 7 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Botswana, where 1 percent are found.

Makgowe Last Name Statistics demography

Makgowe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.29% less than the national average, earning R 108,636 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magowe92467/
Makgoe92432/
Mokgowe8619/
Makgawe8610/
Magouwe861/
Maigowe861/
Meagowe861/
Magoe8347/
Magow8318/
Mokgojwe803/
Mangowee801/
Maingowe801/
Mayngowe801/
Makgojwa801/
Makgoyae801/
Mokgohwe801/
Makgae774,122/
Magobe771,888/
Mogowe771,038/
Magoye77939/
Magawe77499/
Magoue77164/
Makgoa7796/
Maguwe7724/
Magoee7722/
Magewe7714/
Magoje778/
Mokgoe777/
Magove775/
Makgou775/
Maigoe774/
Magowi773/
Maghoe772/
Magoei772/
Makgaw772/
Maagoe771/
Maigow771/
Macgow771/
Magouw770/
Mangoye71792/
Mangove71779/
Mokgoje71629/
Mangoue71126/
Maghoue71105/
Makgaye7188/
Mogojwe7176/
Mokgawe7156/
Magobea7148/
Magouet7139/
Macgoey7134/
Maghoie7114/
Magobhe7113/
Magawie7111/
Magouje7110/
Mangoie715/
Maigoye715/
Makgawa715/
Maghobe714/
Magojwa714/
Magover712/
Magoobe712/
Magouwa712/
Maigoje712/
Mangoje711/
Magauwe711/
Magawez711/
Magoued711/
Magoueh711/
Magouye711/
Magowai711/
Maigawe711/
Maigobe711/
Makgoua711/
Macgoye711/
Mekgawe711/
Meigowe711/
Magajoe711/
Magoeie711/
Magohbe711/
Makgaje711/
Makgajo711/
Makgeve711/
Makgoja711/
Makgooa711/
Makgoya711/
Mogoiwe711/
Mokgoie711/
Mokgoye711/
Mokguwe711/
Magawer711/
Maggowd710/
Magou672,344/
Mogow67744/
Magaw67694/
Mokgojwa67623/
Magoa67579/
Magae67511/
Magea67488/
Magoi67360/
McGow67320/
Mogoe67267/
Magey67143/
Maghouee6747/
Magaweed6721/
Magej6718/
Magoy6718/
Magoueth6710/
Mangawea678/
Mangojee676/
Maigouwa675/
Mahgoube673/
Magovets672/
Magão672/
MacKghee671/
Manggawe671/
Mackgoui671/
Maghouei671/
Magouvie671/
Maigaswe671/
Maingoue671/
Mankgoyi671/
Mangoueh671/
Mangouve671/
Magawesh671/
Makgeyha671/
Maukgoyi671/
Manghove671/
Mokgoiwa671/
MacGawey670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Makgowe
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