Makongela Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Makongela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 63 | 1:840,343 | 43,483 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Makongela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makongela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makongela is found most in Tanzania. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makongela? popularity and diffusion
Makongela is the 2,394,033rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname Makongela is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makongela live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 840,343. In Tanzania it is most common in: Iringa Region, where 87 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Makongela
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