Makolela Surname
Approximately 397 people bear this surname
Makolela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 367 | 1:144,255 | 13,193 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Makolela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makolela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makolela is most common in Tanzania. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makolela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 730,373rd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 18,356,539 people. The surname Makolela occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makolela reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Makolela is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 367 people, or 1 in 144,255. In Tanzania Makolela is most common in: Morogoro Region, where 77 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makholela | 94 | 114 | / |
| Makgolela | 94 | 39 | / |
| Makohlela | 94 | 1 | / |
| Makhohlela | 89 | 2 | / |
| Makalela | 88 | 1,655 | / |
| Makelela | 88 | 883 | / |
| Makolele | 88 | 143 | / |
| Makulela | 88 | 42 | / |
| Mokolela | 88 | 9 | / |
| Makolelo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makolola | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mekolela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mokgolela | 82 | 220 | / |
| Makhulela | 82 | 83 | / |
| Mokholela | 82 | 77 | / |
| Makahlela | 82 | 39 | / |
| Moukolela | 82 | 5 | / |
| Makhalela | 82 | 3 | / |
| Magqolela | 82 | 2 | / |
| Makuleela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makelolla | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maikalela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mahkalela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makallela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mokoelela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makhahlela | 78 | 201 | / |
| Makololo | 75 | 478 | / |
| Makalila | 75 | 230 | / |
| Makalele | 75 | 97 | / |
| Makulila | 75 | 67 | / |
| Makalelo | 75 | 41 | / |
| Makulele | 75 | 20 | / |
| Makelelo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Moqolela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makelola | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mekolola | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maqalela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mokelela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mokoleli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makalola | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mecolela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mak'hahlela | 74 | 3 | / |
| Makalilay | 71 | 302 | / |
| Mokgolele | 71 | 56 | / |
| Mekalolla | 71 | 17 | / |
| Macahlela | 71 | 11 | / |
| Makhulele | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mokoelele | 71 | 6 | / |
| Magcalela | 71 | 6 | / |
| Makahlola | 71 | 3 | / |
| Makhalila | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mahcalela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Makgulele | 71 | 2 | / |
| Makalilat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokholelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makkalola | 71 | 1 | / |
| MacAlelad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maikololo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokhalela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makhalola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makahlelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makulealo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makutlele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maikaelelo | 67 | 121 | / |
| Makhohlola | 67 | 12 | / |
| Makhahlele | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mokhoelele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makhahlola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makhuulele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makaliliay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Makolela
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