Maka Forename
16,823rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 55,837 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
South Ossetia
Maka Forename Definition:
Maka is a given name of the Bemba tribe, meaning: strength.
Read More About This ForenameMaka Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 62% | 17,019 | 1:71,384 | 9,175 |
| Georgia | 99% | 11,727 | 1:319 | 69 |
| Chad | 91% | 7,538 | 1:1,804 | 238 |
| Uganda | 91% | 2,875 | 1:14,246 | 1,290 |
| Niger | 95% | 2,553 | 1:7,514 | 798 |
| Ivory Coast | 95% | 2,134 | 1:10,813 | 1,142 |
| Somalia | - | 1,755 | 1:7,707 | 833 |
| Egypt | 79% | 1,583 | 1:58,055 | 3,167 |
| Tanzania | 70% | 1,076 | 1:49,060 | 3,622 |
| Abkhazia | 100% | 715 | 1:340 | 87 |
| Guinea | - | 506 | 1:23,436 | 1,110 |
| Senegal | 92% | 505 | 1:28,874 | 1,497 |
| Russia | 76% | 496 | 1:290,794 | 3,816 |
| Papua New Guinea | 56% | 478 | 1:17,055 | 1,696 |
| Kenya | - | 426 | 1:108,702 | 5,538 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 403 | 1:640,108 | 44,943 |
| DR Congo | 78% | 349 | 1:211,540 | 9,183 |
| Pakistan | 86% | 345 | 1:563,356 | 12,416 |
| United States | 77% | 300 | 1:1,208,457 | 23,739 |
| Nigeria | 78% | 285 | 1:623,033 | 18,201 |
| Zimbabwe | 64% | 225 | 1:68,550 | 5,484 |
| Mali | 100% | 221 | 1:76,822 | 3,384 |
| Nepal | 67% | 190 | 1:149,933 | 7,135 |
| Poland | 66% | 188 | 1:202,272 | 3,614 |
| Kazakhstan | 59% | 176 | 1:100,834 | 3,062 |
| South Ossetia | 99% | 172 | 1:311 | 79 |
| Tonga | - | 151 | 1:711 | 162 |
| Burkina Faso | 53% | 117 | 1:157,089 | 7,536 |
| Greece | 86% | 101 | 1:108,263 | 2,826 |
| Zambia | - | 101 | 1:156,978 | 6,102 |
| Benin | 76% | 94 | 1:112,509 | 6,656 |
| England | 100% | 83 | 1:669,915 | 12,875 |
| Thailand | 86% | 83 | 1:844,166 | 33,069 |
| South Africa | 53% | 78 | 1:699,137 | 30,011 |
| Spain | 100% | 75 | 1:620,400 | 7,047 |
| Liberia | 96% | 60 | 1:73,534 | 3,480 |
| Japan | 100% | 52 | 1:2,461,270 | 21,293 |
| Cameroon | 78% | 45 | 1:480,233 | 15,734 |
| New Zealand | - | 40 | 1:113,401 | 4,717 |
| Malaysia | 59% | 31 | 1:982,256 | 34,885 |
| Azerbaijan | 76% | 30 | 1:321,431 | 8,149 |
| Belgium | 72% | 27 | 1:425,557 | 7,369 |
| Ukraine | 92% | 27 | 1:1,685,182 | 4,553 |
| Sweden | 92% | 26 | 1:379,150 | 10,677 |
| Ethiopia | 64% | 25 | 1:3,902,405 | 10,287 |
| Germany | 65% | 22 | 1:4,394,449 | 18,771 |
| Armenia | 90% | 19 | 1:153,619 | 3,166 |
| Philippines | 76% | 18 | 1:5,889,415 | 97,289 |
| Eritrea | 100% | 16 | 1:297,061 | 236 |
| Mauritania | 50% | 16 | 1:255,952 | 6,857 |
| Qatar | 100% | 15 | 1:157,974 | 16,771 |
| Cambodia | 62% | 14 | 1:1,162,381 | 17,251 |
| France | 91% | 14 | 1:4,747,881 | 19,704 |
| Iran | - | 14 | 1:5,606,919 | 20,569 |
| Canada | 100% | 13 | 1:2,548,721 | 34,380 |
| Australia | - | 12 | 1:1,138,135 | 12,831 |
| Argentina | - | 9 | 1:4,752,583 | 12,276 |
| Belarus | 67% | 9 | 1:1,053,598 | 5,565 |
| Brazil | - | 8 | 1:26,779,519 | 235,888 |
| Chile | - | 8 | 1:2,200,901 | 14,453 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 8 | 1:72,620 | 4,185 |
| Switzerland | 75% | 8 | 1:1,026,687 | 12,013 |
| Italy | 96% | 7 | 1:8,723,156 | 29,138 |
| Afghanistan | 50% | 6 | 1:5,437,253 | 29,511 |
| Turkey | 100% | 5 | 1:15,560,342 | 40,635 |
| Algeria | - | 4 | 1:9,544,180 | 14,095 |
| Croatia | 100% | 4 | 1:1,054,269 | 9,352 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 50% | 4 | 1:1,493,319 | 26,894 |
| Malta | - | 4 | 1:107,340 | 2,111 |
| Mongolia | - | 4 | 1:733,704 | 10,632 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| Sudan | 100% | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 4 | 1:1,787,998 | 44,562 |
| Jamaica | - | 3 | 1:961,076 | 14,069 |
| Kosovo | - | 3 | 1:620,480 | 13,695 |
| Lesotho | 67% | 3 | 1:679,999 | 29,822 |
| Mexico | - | 3 | 1:41,381,476 | 74,307 |
| Moldova | - | 3 | 1:1,187,046 | 5,200 |
| Norway | - | 3 | 1:1,710,776 | 19,445 |
| Scotland | 100% | 3 | 1:1,783,455 | 14,297 |
| Bulgaria | 50% | 2 | 1:3,495,195 | 19,668 |
| China | - | 2 | 1:683,027,891 | 94,999 |
| Cook Islands | - | 2 | 1:9,076 | 1,075 |
| Netherlands | 85% | 2 | 1:8,451,042 | 32,813 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 2 | 1:680,710 | 23,658 |
| Uruguay | - | 2 | 1:1,713,818 | 10,870 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Bhutan | 100% | 1 | 1:824,928 | 6,865 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Czechia | 76% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Estonia | 100% | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Grenada | - | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Guinea-Bissau | - | 1 | 1:1,728,218 | 422 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Israel | - | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Marshall Islands | - | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Micronesia | - | 1 | 1:106,500 | 1,462 |
| Montenegro | 100% | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Paraguay | - | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Peru | - | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Somaliland | - | 1 | 1:3,501,776 | 1,551 |
| South Sudan | - | 1 | 1:11,551,019 | 3,224 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
Maka (44,555) may also be a surname.
Maka Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Maka is a given name of the Bemba tribe, meaning: strength.
— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
User-submitted Reference
It is a name of Greek origin, which means 'thin'.
- Forebears.io Manual SubmissionsMaka Forename Popularity
Maka Demographics
Average Male Maka Height
176.7 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 23 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Maka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maka in the Russian language | ||
| Мака | maka | - |
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