Makomela Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

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

Makomela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makomela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2861:189,43320,588
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Makomela (19) may also be a first name.

Makomela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makomela (Russian: Макомела) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Makomela.

How Common Is The Last Name Makomela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 868,551st most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Makomela reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Makomela is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 19 people.

The surname Makomela is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 286 people, or 1 in 189,433. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 72 percent reside, Gauteng, where 16 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 6 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 3 percent reside and Ukraine, where 3 percent reside.

Makomela Last Name Statistics demography

Makomela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.48% less than the national average, earning R 96,300 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Makomela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makomela in the Russian language
Макомелаmakomela-

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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 Makomela
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