Makolele Surname
Approximately 143 people bear this surname
Makolele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 123 | 1:430,420 | 30,093 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Makolele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makolele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makolele is most common in Tanzania. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Makolele.
How Common Is The Last Name Makolele? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,478,479th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makolele reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 430,420. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mwanza Region, where 89 percent live, Mara Region, where 3 percent live and Pwani Region, where 3 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makelele | 88 | 10,068 | / |
| Makolela | 88 | 397 | / |
| Makalele | 88 | 97 | / |
| Makulele | 88 | 20 | / |
| Makholela | 82 | 114 | / |
| Mokgolele | 82 | 56 | / |
| Makhelele | 82 | 13 | / |
| Makhulele | 82 | 9 | / |
| Mokoelele | 82 | 6 | / |
| Makgulele | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mackelele | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makutlele | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makhahlele | 78 | 2 | / |
| Mokhoelele | 78 | 1 | / |
| Makhuulele | 78 | 1 | / |
| Makalela | 75 | 1,655 | / |
| Macalele | 75 | 62 | / |
| Makulela | 75 | 42 | / |
| Mokolela | 75 | 9 | / |
| Makelole | 75 | 8 | / |
| Mokoleli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makeleli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makhalehele | 74 | 1 | / |
| Makhulela | 71 | 83 | / |
| Mokholela | 71 | 77 | / |
| Moukolela | 71 | 5 | / |
| Makahlole | 71 | 3 | / |
| Makhalela | 71 | 3 | / |
| Magqolela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Makallela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahkalela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maikeleli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maikalela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mascalele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mac'olale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mekaliele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makuleela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makheleli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maquelele | 71 | 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 Makolele
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