Makobela Surname

393,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 899 people bear this surname

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

Makobela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makobela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8761:61,8477,800
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Makobela (126) may also be a first name.

Makobela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makobela is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makobela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makobela is the 393,206th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 8,106,280 people. The last name Makobela occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makobela are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Makobela is also the 829,183rd most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 126 people.

Makobela is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 876 people, or 1 in 61,847. In South Africa Makobela is most common in: Limpopo, where 47 percent are found, Gauteng, where 45 percent are found and North West, where 6 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.

Makobela Last Name Statistics demography

Makobela earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.77% less than the national average, earning R 171,648 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makhobela94908/
Makgobela94197/
Mmakobela9425/
Makoebela9423/
Makuobela941/
Mmakgobela894/
Makhoebela891/
Makubela881,262/
Mokobela88440/
Makobelo88416/
Makobele88202/
Makobola8860/
Makabela8846/
Makebela8828/
Maqobela8818/
Makobila8815/
Macobela8811/
Makobeli883/
Makobala881/
Makhubela8232,879/
Makhabela82162/
Makoubila8295/
Maqhobela8271/
Magcobela8263/
Makgabela8210/
Makgobele829/
Makhobola828/
Makoebila828/
Makaubela826/
Makgubela824/
Makuubela824/
Makovella823/
Makhobelo823/
Mokhobela822/
Mekoubela821/
Maqkubela821/
Makkubela821/
Makoebelo821/
Makuhbela821/
Makhobele821/
Mahkubela821/
Makhebela821/
Mokuobela821/
Mokgobela821/
Mcobela802/
Mak'hubela781/
Mmakgobele781/
Makkhubela781/
Makhubelat781/
Makhubhela781/
Makhubeela781/
Macovela756,800/
Makabala75439/
Mokubela75400/
Macabela75329/
Makobili75193/
Mokabela75180/
Makabila75153/
Mokobelo75112/
Makubele7598/
Makabola7567/
Makubelo7564/
Makobolo7556/
Maqabela7541/
Makubila7538/
Makovelo7538/
Makebelo7535/
Mokobele7534/
Moqobela7520/
Mocabela7515/
Makobalo7515/
Makabele7511/
Makubeli758/
Makuvela758/
Makabelo757/
Macubela757/
Makavela756/
Makubely755/
Mokobila755/
Makobilo752/
Maqobelo752/
Mokobola752/
Makobile752/
Makebola752/
Makovele751/
Macobely751/
Mokebela751/
Maqebela751/
Maqobola751/
Macobeli751/
Macobelo751/
Macobola751/
Makabeli751/
Mocobela751/
Mocubela751/
Moqebela751/
Makhubele7122,211/
Mokhabela711,231/
Maqhubela71979/
Makhobalo71542/
Makhubelo71153/
Makhobolo7158/
Mokgabela7142/
Mokhobeli7125/
Mokhubela7113/
Makavhela7112/
Makhabala719/
Maikabila715/
Mokhobola713/
Makhubila712/
Makhabele712/
Makhabila712/
Makhavela712/
Makaubele712/
Makuvella711/
Macabelay711/
Makubilia711/
Makabaala711/
Mekoubila711/
Magqabela711/
Magqebela711/
Makobollo711/
Makubiele711/
Makuvhela711/
Makovhila711/
Makgubele711/
Makhabeli711/
Mokgobelo711/
Makhuvhela6724/
Mackoubily6712/
Macqhubela672/
Mak'hobalo671/
Makhumpela671/
Mokhabelaa671/
Mmakubeele671/

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