Makhalema Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Makhalema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makhalema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3141:172,54019,109
Lesotho1061:19,1754,034
France11:66,422,722504,397

Makhalema (26) may also be a first name.

Makhalema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makhalema has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Makhalema.

How Common Is The Last Name Makhalema? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 699,651st most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,310,085 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makhalema live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 26 people.

The last name Makhalema is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 314 people, or 1 in 172,540. In South Africa Makhalema is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 61 percent are found, Gauteng, where 29 percent are found and North West, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 25 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Makhalema Last Name Statistics demography

Makhalema earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 2.4% more than the national average, earning R 243,336 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 Makhalema
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