Makotho Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Makotho Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Makotho Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makotho Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makotho occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makotho? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,772,636th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Makotho live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Makotho is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,715,360. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 89 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe Makotho occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 24 percent are found and South Africa, where 12 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 Makotho
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