Makomelo Surname
Approximately 1,328 people bear this surname
Makomelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 941 | 1:56,261 | 6,125 |
| Zambia | 383 | 1:41,384 | 4,072 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Makomelo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makomelo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makomelo is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Makomelo.
How Common Is The Last Name Makomelo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 288,746th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 5,487,610 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makomelo live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 941 people, or 1 in 56,261. In Tanzania Makomelo is primarily found in: Dodoma Region, where 75 percent are found, Singida Region, where 17 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 5 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 29 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makomela | 88 | 312 | / |
| Mokomelo | 88 | 71 | / |
| Makamelo | 88 | 5 | / |
| Makumelo | 88 | 2 | / |
| Makomolo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Maakomela | 82 | 25 | / |
| Makommela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mokomela | 75 | 930 | / |
| Makomola | 75 | 454 | / |
| Makamela | 75 | 224 | / |
| Makumela | 75 | 20 | / |
| Mokomolo | 75 | 16 | / |
| Maqomela | 75 | 5 | / |
| Makomala | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mokomalo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makemela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maykameglio | 74 | 1 | / |
| Maakamela | 71 | 289 | / |
| Mokhomolo | 71 | 15 | / |
| Makhemela | 71 | 4 | / |
| Makhomola | 71 | 3 | / |
| Makhumela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moukomolo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maqomgela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokhomela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makgamela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makhamela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meakamela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makhaumela | 67 | 2 | / |
| Makahamela | 67 | 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 Makomelo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis