Makoleke Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makoleke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makoleke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Makoleke (9) may also be a first name.

Makoleke Last Name Facts

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

Makoleke is found most in South Africa. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makoleke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makoleke is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Makoleke occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makoleke reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 9 people.

The last name Makoleke is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 67 percent are found and North West, where 33 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent are found.

Makoleke Last Name Statistics demography

Makoleke earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.16% less than the national average, earning R 37,632 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
  • 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 Makoleke
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