Makhosa Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Makhosa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 58 | 1:266,177 | 28,032 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
Makhosa (57) may also be a first name.
Makhosa Demographics
Average Makhosa Salary in
South Africa
R 82,740
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Makhosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makhosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makhosa occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Makhosa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makhosa? popularity and diffusion
Makhosa is the 1,955,159th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname Makhosa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makhosa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 57 people.
It is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 266,177. In Zimbabwe Makhosa is primarily found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 52 percent live, Bulawayo Province, where 17 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 16 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 34 percent live and Lesotho, where 2 percent live.
Makhosa Last Name Statistics demography
Makhosa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.18% less than the national average, earning R 82,740 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 Makhosa
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