Makubu Surname

243,428th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,638 people bear this surname

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

Makubu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makubu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1001:49,2526,264
DR Congo4241:174,24417,772
Zambia911:174,17511,962
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Makubu (528) may also be a first name.

Makubu Last Name Facts

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

Makubu occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Makubu.

How Common Is The Last Name Makubu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 243,428th most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,449,051 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makubu are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 367,169th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 528 people.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,100 people, or 1 in 49,252. In South Africa Makubu is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 38 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 22 percent reside and Free State, where 20 percent reside. Besides South Africa this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 26 percent reside and Zambia, where 6 percent reside.

Makubu Last Name Statistics demography

Makubu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.87% less than the national average, earning R 112,008 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makhubu9213,731/
Makuebu92104/
Mmakubu928/
Makubui927/
Makuhbu921/
Maskubu921/
Makoubou8612/
Makuebou8610/
Makeubou8610/
Makoubeu862/
Makuibou861/
Makaubus861/
Mahukubu861/
Mak'hubu861/
Makhubud861/
Mmakhubu861/
Mokubu835,181/
Makibu8363/
Makobu8345/
Macubu833/
Maikoubou802/
Mackoubou801/
Maqhubu77422/
Mokhubu77402/
Makoebu77149/
Mokgubu777/
Makhobu776/
Magcubu774/
Makuhvu771/
Makibui770/
Mcubu735/
Mohukubu7171/
Mekeubou712/
Mekoubou712/
Mak'hobu711/
Maakumpu711/
Maikibui711/
Makhoebu711/
Makumpui711/
Makumpuy711/
Mokobu6770/
Maqobu674/
Makumphuy671/
Moukoubou671/
Macheubou671/

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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 Makubu
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