Family name Makaveli (Makaveli 
, Макавели) , in all the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The last name Makaveli is characteristic of Algeria, where it is quite a rare surname, Ghana, and Jamaica, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Algeria, Ghana, and Kenya. Much less frequently, Makaveli is the forename as well as the last name.