Makhaphela Surname

469,804th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Makhaphela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makhaphela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6631:81,71610,077
Lesotho491:41,4816,991
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Makhaphela (23) may also be a first name.

Makhaphela Last Name Facts

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

Makhaphela occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makhaphela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 469,804th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 10,192,372 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makhaphela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most common given name globally, held by 23 people.

Makhaphela is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 663 people, or 1 in 81,716. In South Africa Makhaphela is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 38 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 33 percent are found and Western Cape, where 16 percent are found. Besides South Africa Makhaphela exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 7 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Makhaphela Last Name Statistics demography

Makhaphela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.28% less than the national average, earning R 153,792 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
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  • 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 Makhaphela
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