Makotela Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Makotela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makotela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Makotela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makotela is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makotela? popularity and diffusion

Makotela is the 3,730,171st most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Makotela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makotela reside; 75 percent reside in Central Africa and 75 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Barring The DR Congo this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 14 percent are found and South Africa, where 11 percent are found.

Makotela Last Name Statistics demography

Makotela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.95% less than the national average, earning R 111,816 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 Makotela
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