Makotla Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Makotla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makotla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa801:677,22149,167
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Makotla (22) may also be a first name.

Makotla Last Name Facts

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

Makotla is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Makotla click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makotla? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,075,631st most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. Makotla occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Makotla reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Makotla is also the 2,301,746th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 22 people.

The last name Makotla is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 677,221. In South Africa Makotla is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 58 percent reside, Limpopo, where 35 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 3 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent reside and The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.

Makotla Last Name Statistics demography

Makotla earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.46% less than the national average, earning R 34,560 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 Makotla
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