Makomete Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Makomete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makomete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1061:19,1754,034
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Makomete (26) may also be a first name.

Makomete Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makomete occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makomete? popularity and diffusion

Makomete is the 1,746,159th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makomete live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 26 people.

The last name is most common in Lesotho, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 19,175. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 46 percent live, Maseru District, where 41 percent live and Mafeteng District, where 8 percent live. Barring Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makhomet88244/
Makemete883/
Makomote882/
Makometi881/
Makhometa82106/
Makamette821/
Maikhomet821/
Makamet8013/
Macamete7592/
Macometa7571/
Makhamet7554/
Makhomed7525/
Makomati7513/
Makameta7511/
Makumeta757/
Mokhomet756/
Makamate751/
Mokomote751/
Makhometova741/
Makhamate712/
Makhameta712/
Makematee711/
Makhamets711/
Makamed677/

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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 Makomete
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