Maqeba Surname

609,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Maqeba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maqeba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2961:6,8671,464
South Africa2091:259,22326,097
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Maqeba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maqeba is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maqeba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maqeba is the 609,992nd most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 14,373,858 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maqeba live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Lesotho, where it is borne by 296 people, or 1 in 6,867. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 61 percent are found, Berea District, where 18 percent are found and Maseru District, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Lesotho it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 41 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Maqeba Last Name Statistics demography

Maqeba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.96% less than the national average, earning R 114,168 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maqieba921/
MacQueba861/
Makeba83887/
Maceba83380/
Maqebo8367/
Maqaba8332/
Maqiba8320/
Maqoba8311/
Moqeba832/
Maekiba77131/
Macheba77127/
Makheba7754/
Makoeba7750/
Makebea7722/
Maquaba777/
Magqaba776/
Maqhaba776/
Maqcaba772/
Makgeba772/
Maekoba772/
Maqhoba772/
Magceba771/
Makebah771/
Makeeba771/
Makeyba771/
Mahkeba771/
Makebay771/
Maquiba771/
Maecaba771/
Maecoba771/
Maekeba771/
Makesba771/
Mcaba73591/
Mceba731/
Maukebay7114/
Mosqueba716/
Maquehua713/
Maekobay711/
Moqeibau711/
Makebeau710/
Makoba6710,731/
Makaba676,736/
Mokaba672,156/
Mokeba67838/
Macebo67737/
Makewa67474/
Makiba67266/
Macoba67252/
Mchaba67249/
Makeva67192/
Mekaba67147/
Macaba67138/
Makebo67136/
Mekoba6756/
Maqobo6723/
Maciba6718/
Mocaba6710/
Maqabo676/
Maqquehua674/
Maceva673/
Mekeba672/
McKeba671/
Moqebo671/
Maqiwa671/
Moqaba671/
Moqiba671/

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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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  • 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 Maqeba
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