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 is most common in Lesotho. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Makhafa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,323,005th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makhafa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most numerous first name globally, held by 47 people.
It is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 59,781. In Lesotho it 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. Besides Lesotho this surname exists in one country. It also occurs 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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