Makotho Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makotho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makotho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Makotho Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makotho is most common in Zimbabwe. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Makotho click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makotho? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most prevalent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Makotho are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Makotho is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,715,360. In Zimbabwe Makotho is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 89 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 11 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 24 percent reside and South Africa, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makgotho93370/
Makhotho939/
Makuotho931/
Makoto925,764/
Makotha861,760/
Maikoto86207/
Makhoto8640/
Maketho8627/
Macotho8625/
Makgoto8620/
Makatho8617/
Maekoto8611/
Mokotho867/
Makotto866/
Makutho866/
Maqotho865/
Makotah863/
Makuoto862/
Mackoto862/
Maukoto861/
Matkoto861/
Makooto861/
Maskoto861/
Makouto861/
Mokgotho808,092/
Makgatho804,461/
Mokhotho80280/
Makhetho80125/
Makhatho8089/
Makhotha8082/
Makgotha8072/
Makkotha807/
Makoutou805/
Maikotoo803/
Mokuotho803/
Maqhotho803/
Makotoha802/
Mackotha801/
Mmakotah801/
Mmakotha801/
Makcatho801/
Makoetha801/
Makousto801/
Mekhotho801/
Mokoutho801/
Makota7711,326/
Mokoto778,175/
Macoto771,374/
Mekoto7778/
Maqoto7736/
Mcotho774/
Makkoutou7516/
Makkoutos751/
Mackoutha751/
Makhota711,791/
Mokgoto71455/
Makgota71447/
Mokotha71331/
Mahkota71194/
Mokotoi71140/
Makouta71118/
Makutha71108/
Maqotha7193/
Muokoto7185/
Mascoto7165/
Maketha7144/
Mokhoto7141/
Macotha7127/
Macotto7124/
Makotta7121/
Makatha7119/
Makosta7117/
Maikota7113/
Moukoto7112/
Mokotto7111/
Makatoh7111/
MacKota719/
Mhokoto718/
Makutah718/
Mchatho718/
Magcoto715/
Moqotho714/
Maqetho714/
Mchotho714/
Maukota713/
Makoteu713/
Mekotou712/
Matkota711/
Maakota711/
Makoita711/
Makoota711/
Maicoto711/
Moqetho711/
Mokotoa711/
Mekatho711/
Macatho711/
Makoeta711/
Makuota711/
Makhathoha711/
Makatah711/
Makcota711/
Moketho711/
Makhetha6716,891/
Makhatha67831/
Mascotto67780/
Makgatha67215/
Mokoutou67189/
Mokhetho67142/
Magkouta67100/
Mascouto6742/
Makhutha6725/
Mokoetha6722/
Mokgotha6720/
Maskouta6711/
Maskutah679/
Makkatha678/
Mokhatho678/
Mokgatho677/
Mokkhotthot675/
Mackouta675/
Meekotha675/
Mekoutou673/
Mokhotha672/
Mcoto672/
Makattah671/
Makaetha671/
Moukotto671/
Moukouto671/
Magketha671/
Makhosta671/
Makhatoo671/
Makeetha671/
Moeketho671/
Mascooto671/
Macoetto671/

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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
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  • 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 Makotho
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