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 appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Makolele? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makolele is the 1,478,479th most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makolele live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 430,420. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 89 percent live, Mara Region, where 3 percent live and Pwani Region, where 3 percent live. Other than Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found 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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