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
The last name Makhosa is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makhosa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makhosa is the 1,955,159th most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. Makhosa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makhosa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 57 people.
It is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 266,177. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 52 percent reside, Bulawayo Province, where 17 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe Makhosa exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 34 percent reside and Lesotho, where 2 percent reside.
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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