Makube Surname

384,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 925 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Makube Surname User-submission:

The Makube surname means 'let it be' in isiZulu language.

Makube Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6731:80,5029,952
Zambia1001:158,49911,214
Botswana881:24,8515,011
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Swaziland41:324,550996
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Makube (68) may also be a first name.

Makube Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Makube surname means 'let it be' in isiZulu language.

- thabang1990

Makube Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makube (Russian: Макубэ) occurs most in South Africa. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makube? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 384,325th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 7,878,428 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makube live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Makube is also the 1,181,159th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 68 people.

The last name Makube is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 673 people, or 1 in 80,502. In South Africa Makube is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 54 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 20 percent are found and North West, where 15 percent are found. Besides South Africa Makube occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 11 percent are found and Botswana, where 10 percent are found.

Makube Last Name Statistics demography

Makube earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 11.13% less than the national average, earning R 211,200 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makhube92585/
Makoube92111/
Makgube922/
Makeube922/
Makuber921/
Makubeh921/
Makoubeu862/
Makhubed861/
Maikoube861/
Makuba836,254/
Makubi835,344/
Mokube834,345/
Makobe833,902/
Mekube8351/
Makibe8315/
Macube837/
Makuby831/
Makhubeha801/
Maikoubie801/
Makhuba771,097/
Makouba77688/
Makobea77102/
Makoubi7789/
Maikuba7758/
Makouby7756/
Makhobe7741/
Mokubei7715/
Makuuba779/
Makubui777/
Makubai776/
Mokeube774/
Makobie773/
Makumpe773/
Mokoube773/
Mokuebe773/
Makubhi772/
Makauba772/
Maikobe772/
Makobhe771/
Maikibe771/
Makhuby771/
Makhuve771/
Makobei771/
Makobey771/
Makoebe771/
Makoobe771/
Makubyo771/
Mahkibe771/
Moukube771/
Mekeube771/
Makkuba771/
Maqhube771/
Maakuba771/
Makhubi771/
Mcube73699/
Makhoebe71285/
Makubhai71243/
Makhobei71172/
Moukoube7127/
Makhobey7124/
Makaubis717/
Maiscube714/
MacKobee712/
Maskoubi711/
Mahakubh711/
Makhubai711/
Makousby711/
Maikouba711/
Macoubey711/
Makoubai711/
Makoumpe711/
Macoubie711/
Makobiea711/
Makhaubi711/
Mmakhuba711/
MacCubie710/
Makoba6710,731/
Mokobe672,185/
Mokuba671,152/
Makibi67966/
Mokibe67690/
Makobi67624/
Macuba67185/
Mokubi6766/
Mekibe6727/
Makoby6716/
McHube679/
Mocube676/
McCube673/
Macobe672/
Makhubhai671/
Macuve671/
Makupd671/
Maqibe671/

Makube Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makube in the Russian language
Макубэmakube-

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