Makokola Surname

226,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Makokola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makokola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi9931:17,2402,710
Tanzania7461:70,9677,433
Zimbabwe521:296,88930,036
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Makokola Last Name Facts

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

Makokola occurs most in Malawi. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makokola? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 226,326th most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 4,062,177 people. The last name Makokola is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makokola reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Malawi, where it is borne by 993 people, or 1 in 17,240. Not including Malawi it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 42 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.

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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 Makokola
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