Makhwele Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Makhwele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
Makhwele (35) may also be a first name.
Makhwele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makhwele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makhwele is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makhwele? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makhwele live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Makhwele is also the 1,744,716th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 35 people.
This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa it is most frequent in: North West, where 100 percent live. Outside of South Africa Makhwele is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makwele | 93 | 467 | / |
| Makhwela | 88 | 128 | / |
| Mokhwele | 88 | 26 | / |
| Makhwale | 88 | 1 | / |
| Maikwele | 88 | 1 | / |
| Machwele | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makwel | 86 | 3 | / |
| Makhwahle | 82 | 34 | / |
| Mokwele | 80 | 5,470 | / |
| Macwele | 80 | 887 | / |
| Maqwele | 80 | 97 | / |
| Makweli | 80 | 72 | / |
| Makwell | 80 | 4 | / |
| Makwile | 80 | 1 | / |
| MacHweiler | 78 | 0 | / |
| Mackwell | 75 | 183 | / |
| Mokhwela | 75 | 72 | / |
| Makhwali | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mochwele | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mokwelle | 75 | 2 | / |
| Moukwele | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mokqwele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Macwelle | 75 | 1 | / |
| Magcwele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maikwell | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makhuela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makwuile | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makhwili | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makvelle | 75 | 0 | / |
| Maykwell | 75 | 0 | / |
| Meakwell | 75 | 0 | / |
| Machuelle | 71 | 181 | / |
| Moukwelle | 71 | 43 | / |
| Macwel | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mackveley | 71 | 4 | / |
| Makwil | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mokwel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makhuhela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makwili | 67 | 171 | / |
| Mchweli | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mokweli | 67 | 18 | / |
| MacWell | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mokwile | 67 | 6 | / |
| Macwile | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maqwile | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mojwele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokbele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makvela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macweli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maqwell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makwilì | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacBele | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Makhwele
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