Marakabei Surname
Approximately 155 people bear this surname
Marakabei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 151 | 1:13,461 | 2,986 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Marakabei (58) may also be a first name.
Marakabei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marakabei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Marakabei is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Marakabei? popularity and diffusion
The last name Marakabei is the 1,403,590th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Marakabei reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 58 people.
The surname Marakabei is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 13,461. In Lesotho Marakabei is mostly concentrated in: Maseru District, where 52 percent reside, Mohale's Hoek District, where 30 percent reside and Berea District, where 9 percent reside. Barring Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marakabe | 94 | 15 | / |
| Marakabi | 94 | 6 | / |
| Marakebei | 89 | 1 | / |
| Morakabi | 82 | 618 | / |
| Morakabe | 82 | 253 | / |
| Maraqabe | 82 | 56 | / |
| Merakabe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Marakaba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Marakobe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Marakebe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Marakhabhai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Morakkabi | 78 | 17 | / |
| Maracaibe | 78 | 3 | / |
| Merakhabai | 74 | 1 | / |
| Maracaba | 71 | 15 | / |
| Morakebi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Marekebe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mehrakebi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maraqabat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marakavau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maracava | 59 | 2 | / |
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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 Marakabei
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