Makhafane 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

Makhafane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makhafane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1391:389,76834,651
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Makhafane (21) may also be a first name.

Makhafane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makhafane is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makhafane? popularity and diffusion

Makhafane is the 1,497,948th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makhafane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 21 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 389,768. In South Africa it is most frequent in: North West, where 45 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 34 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found. Barring South Africa it occurs in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 1 percent are found.

Makhafane Last Name Statistics demography

Makhafane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.83% less than the national average, earning R 88,320 per year.

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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 Makhafane
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