Makombela Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Makombela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makombela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Makombela Last Name Facts

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

Makombela is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makombela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makombela is the 5,213,395th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Makombela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makombela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Makombela is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa Makombela is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 92 percent live and Limpopo, where 8 percent live. Barring South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 7 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent live.

Makombela Last Name Statistics demography

Makombela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.81% less than the national average, earning R 62,232 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 Makombela
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