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

Makobe occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Makobe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makobe? popularity and diffusion

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

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 3,202 people, or 1 in 16,920. In South Africa Makobe is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 44 percent live, Limpopo, where 37 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 8 percent live. Apart from South Africa this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common 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

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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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