Last name Makhala (Makhala 
, Магала 
) , throughout the world, is quite a rare surname. The cognomen Makhala is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Botswana, where it is quite a rare surname, Malawi, and South Africa, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in South Africa, Malawi, and Russia. Also, Makhala is the forename as well as the last name.