Makobe Surname

117,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,902 people bear this surname

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

Makobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,2021:16,9202,126
Tanzania3891:136,09712,619
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Lesotho591:34,4506,217
Kenya581:796,20531,724
Zambia281:566,06923,715
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Makobe (463) may also be a first name.

Makobe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Makobe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Makobe occurs most in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makobe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Makobe is the 117,890th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,867,644 people. The surname Makobe occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makobe live; 84 percent live in Southern Africa and 84 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 396,209th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 463 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 3,202 people, or 1 in 16,920. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 44 percent live, Limpopo, where 37 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 8 percent live. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 10 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Makobe Last Name Statistics demography

Makobe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.43% less than the national average, earning R 167,700 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makgobe92506/
Makoube92111/
Makobea92102/
Makhobe9241/
Makobie923/
Maikobe922/
Makobhe921/
Makobei921/
Makobey921/
Makoebe921/
Makoobe921/
Makobez921/
Makuobe921/
Makhoebe86285/
Makhobei86172/
Makhobey8624/
MacKobee862/
Makoubeu862/
Maikoube861/
Makobiea861/
Makoba8310,731/
Makabe833,844/
Mokobe832,185/
Makube83925/
Makebe83739/
Makobi83624/
Mekobe83445/
Maqobe8327/
Makoby8316/
Macobe832/
Maikoubie801/
Makhoba7719,767/
Makouba77688/
Makhube77585/
Makgobi77205/
Mackoba77107/
Makoubi7789/
Makooba7770/
Makebeh7766/
Makouby7756/
Makhabe7753/
Mokoebe7746/
Makompe7739/
Maikobi7738/
Makabeh7733/
Makhebe7724/
Mokgobe7723/
Makebea7722/
Makgabe7719/
Makabea7718/
MacKove7715/
Mokhobe7714/
Makhobi7713/
Makoobi7712/
Makebhe7711/
Makovee7711/
Makovej779/
Makovea778/
Makobha775/
Mackebe775/
Makabee774/
MacObie773/
Mokoube773/
Makkoba772/
Maikoba772/
Maikabe772/
Mokobhe772/
Mokoibe772/
Makeube772/
Makgube772/
Makobyo771/
MacKabe771/
Mockobe771/
Maskabe771/
Maskoby771/
Maakabe771/
Makcoba771/
Makubeh771/
Makabet771/
Makabey771/
Mokoobe771/
Magqobe771/
Makoboa771/
Makuber771/
Makuoba771/
Mokobie771/
MacOber770/
MacObee770/
Mcobe732/
MacKabee71115/
Mockobee7145/
Matkobiš7145/
Mashkobi7137/
Mockobey7128/
Moukoube7127/
Makkovei7113/
MacKebee7112/
Maikoibi7111/
Mak'hoba715/
Mackkoba714/
MacCosbe713/
Makabesh713/
Makhovei712/
Makkovey711/
Matkobis711/
Makousby711/
Maikouba711/
MacKabeu711/
MacOhber711/
Maskoubi711/
Maekobay711/
Macoubey711/
Makhabee711/
Makoubai711/
Makoumpe711/
Makasbei711/
Mookoebe711/
Mokhoebe711/
Macoubie711/
Makkhoba711/
Makhompe711/
Makhubed711/
Mokhobie711/
Moukoïbe711/
Makhobyi711/
MacCobee710/
Makaba676,736/
Makuba676,254/
Makubi675,344/
Mokube674,345/
Makabi674,054/
Mokebe673,639/
Mokobi672,667/
Mokoba67825/
Mokabe67584/
Maqabe67573/
Macoba67252/
Makovy67217/
Macabe67147/
Macove67130/
Mecabe6793/
Mekabe6770/
Mekobi6745/
Makebi6743/
Mekebe6732/
Macoby6724/
Mashkabez6724/
Makhasbeh6721/
Moqobe6714/
Macube677/
Mocabe676/
Mocube676/
Makaby675/
Macobi675/
Mokhobeth675/
Maqebe672/
Mokoby672/
Moqabe672/
Makonp672/
Makkhobai671/
Maskobich671/
Matkobich671/
Mashkoboy671/
Makové671/
Makuby671/
Makhubeha671/
Mocobe671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Makobe
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