Makheti Surname
Approximately 1,537 people bear this surname
Makheti Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,284 | 1:35,966 | 3,871 |
| Uganda | 233 | 1:167,551 | 14,308 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
Makheti (179) may also be a first name.
Makheti Demographics
Average Makheti Salary in
South Africa
R 38,700
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Makheti Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makheti Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makheti has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Makheti? popularity and diffusion
It is the 256,490th most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,741,409 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makheti live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 681,368th most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 179 people.
The surname Makheti is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 1,284 people, or 1 in 35,966. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 54 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 14 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Makheti exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 15 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Makheti Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Makheti surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Makheti earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.71% less than the national average, earning R 38,700 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 Makheti
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