Maqekelane Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Maqekelane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 69 | 1:29,457 | 5,623 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Maqekelane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maqekelane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maqekelane is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maqekelane? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,273,756th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maqekelane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Maqekelane is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 29,457. In Lesotho Maqekelane is most frequent in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 83 percent are found, Maseru District, where 16 percent are found and Berea District, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Lesotho this surname exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maqakelane | 90 | 4 | / |
| Maqakalane | 80 | 2 | / |
| Makuikelan | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mokakailane | 67 | 23 | / |
| MacHikelian | 67 | 11 | / |
| Makhikilane | 67 | 6 | / |
| Machikhelyan | 64 | 5 | / |
| MacChikelian | 64 | 2 | / |
| Mekakilani | 60 | 1 | / |
| Machikhilyan | 55 | 11 | / |
| Makokoloni | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Maqekelane
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