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
Makheti is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makheti? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 256,490th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,741,409 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makheti reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Makheti is also the 681,368th most prevalent forename internationally, held by 179 people.
The last name Makheti is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 1,284 people, or 1 in 35,966. In Kenya Makheti is most common in: Bungoma County, where 54 percent live, Kakamega County, where 14 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 11 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 15 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Makheti Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion 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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