Makéla Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Makéla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
The alternate forms: Makela (10,532), Mäkela (45) & Makelä (1) are calculated separately.
Makéla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makéla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makéla is found most in Gabon. It may occur as: Makela, Mäkela or Makelä. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makéla? popularity and diffusion
Makéla is the 8,193,072nd most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Makéla live; 80 percent live in Central Africa and 80 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Gabon, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 472,298. Beside Gabon this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Makéla
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