Makofane Surname

28,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,090 people bear this surname

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

Makofane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makofane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa19,0731:2,841365
England101:5,571,806158,774
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Makofane (91) may also be a first name.

Makofane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makofane is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makofane? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 28,165th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 381,747 people. The last name Makofane is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makofane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most frequently held forename on earth. It is borne by 91 people.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 19,073 people, or 1 in 2,841. In South Africa Makofane is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 51 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 27 percent live and Gauteng, where 16 percent live. Outside of South Africa Makofane exists in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and Lesotho, where 0 percent live.

Makofane Last Name Statistics demography

Makofane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.21% less than the national average, earning R 151,596 per year.

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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 Makofane
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