Makhatsa Surname
Approximately 220 people bear this surname
Makhatsa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 218 | 1:211,834 | 15,137 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Makhatsa (114) may also be a first name.
Makhatsa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makhatsa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makhatsa is found most frequently in Kenya. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Makhatsa.
How Common Is The Last Name Makhatsa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Makhatsa is the 1,108,016th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 33,125,209 people. The surname Makhatsa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makhatsa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 877,214th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 114 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 218 people, or 1 in 211,834. In Kenya Makhatsa is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 95 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 4 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Makhatsa
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