Makhwele Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Makhwele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makhwele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

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 more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makhwele? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makhwele is the 5,587,209th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is mostly found 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 frequently used first name in the world, borne by 35 people.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa Makhwele is most frequent in: North West, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa Makhwele is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makwele93467/
Makhwela88128/
Mokhwele8826/
Makhwale881/
Maikwele881/
Machwele881/
Makwel863/
Makhwahle8234/
Mokwele805,470/
Macwele80887/
Maqwele8097/
Makweli8072/
Makwell804/
Makwile801/
MacHweiler780/
Mackwell75183/
Mokhwela7572/
Makhwali755/
Mochwele752/
Mokwelle752/
Moukwele752/
Mokqwele751/
Macwelle751/
Magcwele751/
Maikwell751/
Makhuela751/
Makwuile751/
Makhwili751/
Makvelle750/
Maykwell750/
Meakwell750/
Machuelle71181/
Moukwelle7143/
Macwel7115/
Mackveley714/
Makwil712/
Mokwel711/
Makhuhela711/
Makwili67171/
Mchweli6721/
Mokweli6718/
MacWell6713/
Mokwile676/
Macwile674/
Maqwile672/
Mojwele671/
Mokbele671/
Makvela671/
Macweli671/
Maqwell671/
Makwilì671/
MacBele670/

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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
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  • 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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