Makhafa Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Makhafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 34 | 1:59,781 | 8,665 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Makhafa (47) may also be a first name.
Makhafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makhafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makhafa occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Makhafa.
How Common Is The Last Name Makhafa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,323,005th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makhafa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Makhafa is also the 1,467,136th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 47 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 59,781. In Lesotho Makhafa is most numerous in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 88 percent live, Mafeteng District, where 9 percent live and Maseru District, where 3 percent live. Excluding Lesotho this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent live.
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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 Makhafa
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