Makolosa Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Makolosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makolosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693

Makolosa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makolosa occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makolosa? popularity and diffusion

Makolosa is the 2,203,767th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name Makolosa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makolosa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 967,459. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 46 percent are found, Gauteng, where 23 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 21 percent are found. Beside South Africa this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 12 percent are found and Zambia, where 5 percent are found.

Makolosa Last Name Statistics demography

Makolosa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.96% less than the national average, earning R 97,524 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
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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 Makolosa
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