Maeka Surname
Approximately 952 people bear this surname
Maeka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 193 | 1:79,991 | 11,722 |
| Lesotho | 172 | 1:11,817 | 2,643 |
| India | 129 | 1:5,946,243 | 139,967 |
| South Africa | 91 | 1:595,359 | 45,471 |
| Botswana | 83 | 1:26,349 | 5,307 |
| Kenya | 74 | 1:624,053 | 28,587 |
| Indonesia | 73 | 1:1,811,633 | 116,472 |
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| Solomon Islands | 29 | 1:20,001 | 3,902 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
Maeka (641) may also be a first name.
Maeka Demographics
Maeka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Maeka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maeka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maeka (Arabic: ميعكي, Hindi: मेका, Oriya: ମଏକା, Russian: Маека) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Maeka.
How Common Is The Last Name Maeka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 375,863rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 7,654,985 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Maeka live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Maeka is also the 328,586th most common first name worldwide It is held by 641 people.
The surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 193 people, or 1 in 79,991. In Zimbabwe Maeka is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 60 percent reside, Harare Province, where 20 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 8 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this last name exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 18 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.
Maeka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Maeka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.65% less than the national average, earning R 67,368 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maeka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maeka in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଏକା | ma'eka | - |
| Maeka in the Hindi language | ||
| मेका | meka | 33.33 |
| मर्हका | mar'haka | 33.33 |
| मईका | ma'ika | 33.33 |
| Maeka in the Russian language | ||
| Маека | maeka | - |
| Maeka in the Arabic language | ||
| ميعكي | myky | - |
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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 Maeka
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