Maxeke Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

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

Maxeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maxeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa981:552,83443,423
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Maxeke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maxeke is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Maxeke.

How Common Is The Last Name Maxeke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,860,621st most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maxeke are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Maxeke is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 552,834. In South Africa Maxeke is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 34 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 31 percent are found and Western Cape, where 23 percent are found. Barring South Africa it is found in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 1 percent are found.

Maxeke Last Name Statistics demography

Maxeke earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.84% less than the national average, earning R 145,332 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maxheke9261/
Magxeke9214/
Manxeke924/
Matxeke923/
Mauxeke921/
Mankxeke862/
Mangxeke862/
Maxoke832/
Moxeke831/
Maxeka831/
Maxake831/
Magxake774/
Maxheki771/
Magxeka771/
Maxik7378/
Maxex734/
Maxec732/
Maxeg731/
Mongxeke712/
Magsheke711/
Matxeque711/
Mangxike711/
Maxoki67310/
Macsek67174/
Maxick6755/
Maxaqe6718/
Maxiki671/
Macxec671/
MacCheske671/

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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 Maxeke
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