Makholela Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
Makholela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 109 | 1:18,647 | 3,949 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
Makholela (73) may also be a first name.
Makholela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makholela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makholela is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makholela? popularity and diffusion
Makholela is the 1,710,039th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makholela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 73 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 18,647. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Mokhotlong District, where 34 percent are found, Berea District, where 33 percent are found and Leribe District, where 22 percent are found. Not including Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Makholela
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