Makofo Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Makofo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 59 | 1:34,450 | 6,217 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Makofo (21) may also be a first name.
Makofo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makofo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makofo occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makofo? popularity and diffusion
Makofo is the 2,047,559th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Makofo live; 70 percent live in Southern Africa and 70 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Makofo is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 21 people.
This surname is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 34,450. In Lesotho Makofo is most prevalent in: Leribe District, where 64 percent live, Maseru District, where 22 percent live and Thaba-Tseka District, where 12 percent live. Not including Lesotho it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 27 percent live and Cyprus, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makoufo | 92 | 3 | / |
| Makofa | 83 | 140 | / |
| Makafo | 83 | 53 | / |
| Mokofo | 83 | 7 | / |
| Makopfa | 77 | 49 | / |
| Maikafo | 77 | 30 | / |
| Makopho | 77 | 21 | / |
| Maekafo | 77 | 11 | / |
| Makgofa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Makafoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mokoefo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makhefo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makaffo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makhafo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makeufo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makofha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makhofa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makoufeu | 71 | 33 | / |
| Makgopho | 71 | 6 | / |
| Makhopho | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mackafoj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahkoffa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokafo | 67 | 109 | / |
| Makafa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mocofo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mokofa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mekafo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacKafoss | 67 | 0 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Makofo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis