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 found in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makholela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makholela is the 1,710,039th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makholela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Makholela is also the 1,134,117th most frequently used given name on earth. It is borne by 73 people.
The last name Makholela is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 18,647. In Lesotho Makholela is most frequent in: Mokhotlong District, where 34 percent live, Berea District, where 33 percent live and Leribe District, where 22 percent live. Excluding Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent live.
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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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