Makhenkane Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Makhenkane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
Makhenkane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makhenkane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makhenkane is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makhenkane? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Makhenkane occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makhenkane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa Makhenkane is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 33 percent live, Gauteng, where 33 percent live and North West, where 33 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makhenkana | 90 | 18 | / |
| Maqhenkene | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mokankane | 74 | 5 | / |
| Magengqane | 70 | 21 | / |
| Mokhancane | 70 | 1 | / |
| Macancane | 63 | 2 | / |
| Machemkam | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mokankani | 63 | 1 | / |
| Majingkan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Maqhinqana | 60 | 2 | / |
| Matchemkam | 60 | 1 | / |
| Matchuinkam | 57 | 25 | / |
| Makhemcom | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Makhenkane
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