Maka Surname
Approximately 44,555 people bear this surname
Maka Surname Definition:
Maka is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: strength.
Maka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 14,703 | 1:52,171 | 3,577 |
| Madagascar | 5,045 | 1:4,688 | 965 |
| Uganda | 3,780 | 1:10,328 | 1,760 |
| DR Congo | 2,620 | 1:28,198 | 3,536 |
| Cameroon | 1,622 | 1:12,805 | 1,737 |
| Angola | 1,578 | 1:17,103 | 2,033 |
| South Africa | 1,546 | 1:35,044 | 4,488 |
| Chad | 1,348 | 1:10,083 | 1,325 |
| Egypt | 1,190 | 1:77,257 | 6,997 |
| Thailand | 942 | 1:74,988 | 9,900 |
| Papua New Guinea | 918 | 1:8,882 | 692 |
| Nepal | 826 | 1:34,481 | 1,249 |
| United States | 805 | 1:450,260 | 38,563 |
| Nigeria | 768 | 1:230,655 | 13,492 |
| Zambia | 742 | 1:21,361 | 2,337 |
| Indonesia | 727 | 1:181,911 | 17,509 |
| Hungary | 542 | 1:18,111 | 2,053 |
| Tonga | 455 | 1:236 | 50 |
| Tanzania | 446 | 1:118,703 | 11,347 |
| Albania | 382 | 1:7,628 | 1,460 |
| Belgium | 370 | 1:31,072 | 5,027 |
| France | 367 | 1:180,988 | 28,195 |
| Zimbabwe | 343 | 1:45,009 | 6,922 |
| Pakistan | 247 | 1:723,255 | 10,726 |
| Kosovo | 226 | 1:8,238 | 1,290 |
| Ivory Coast | 201 | 1:114,782 | 5,758 |
| Fiji | 189 | 1:4,732 | 899 |
| Kenya | 142 | 1:325,211 | 19,938 |
| Niger | 134 | 1:143,224 | 5,313 |
| Solomon Islands | 126 | 1:4,603 | 594 |
| New Zealand | 122 | 1:37,117 | 6,329 |
| England | 91 | 1:612,286 | 36,401 |
| Mauritania | 72 | 1:56,873 | 4,043 |
| Greece | 68 | 1:162,938 | 26,592 |
| Benin | 66 | 1:156,600 | 16,061 |
| Canada | 62 | 1:594,284 | 49,093 |
| Australia | 59 | 1:457,554 | 35,515 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Germany | 56 | 1:1,437,597 | 88,094 |
| Netherlands | 56 | 1:301,557 | 35,980 |
| Philippines | 53 | 1:1,910,155 | 116,778 |
| Poland | 45 | 1:844,639 | 65,213 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| Burkina Faso | 32 | 1:573,503 | 7,444 |
| Italy | 26 | 1:2,352,180 | 93,058 |
| Norway | 22 | 1:233,740 | 25,571 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Turkey | 14 | 1:5,558,673 | 112,907 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Guinea | 12 | 1:986,151 | 1,312 |
| Congo | 11 | 1:453,554 | 10,703 |
| Georgia | 10 | 1:374,554 | 15,620 |
| Cook Islands | 9 | 1:2,020 | 519 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Lesotho | 8 | 1:254,070 | 15,268 |
| Senegal | 7 | 1:2,082,763 | 4,662 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Latvia | 5 | 1:410,009 | 28,210 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Máka (48), Maká (1) & Mäká (13) are calculated separately.
Maka (55,837) may also be a first name.
Maka Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Maka is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: strength.
Maka Demographics
Average Male Maka Height
175.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Maka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maka (Arabic: ماكا, Bengali: মাকা, Georgian: მაკა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻕ, Hindi: मका, Marathi: मका, Oriya: ମକା, Tibetan: མཱ་ཀཱ་) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Máka, Maká or Mäká. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 12,586th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 163,563 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Maka live; 35 percent live in South Asia and 35 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Maka is also the 16,823rd most frequently occurring given name world-wide It is held by 55,837 people.
The last name Maka is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 14,703 people, or 1 in 52,171. In India Maka is mostly found in: Tamil Nadu, where 67 percent live, Gujarat, where 17 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 11 percent live. Beside India this surname occurs in 100 countries. It is also common in Madagascar, where 11 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.
Maka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Maka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Maka last name expanded 26,833 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Maka Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Maka surname are 4.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.15% being registered with the political party.
The amount Maka earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.12% less than the national average, earning 307,606 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 39.49% less than the national average, earning R 143,784 per year; in United States they earn 2.61% less than the national average, earning $42,021 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.14% more than the national average, earning $55,220 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maka in the Georgian language | ||
| მაკა | maka | - |
| Maka in the Tibetan language | ||
| མཱ་ཀཱ་ | maka | - |
| Maka in the Hindi language | ||
| मका | maka | 84.05 |
| माका | maka | 9.29 |
| मक्ा | maka | 4.29 |
| मक | maka | 0.95 |
| माक | maka | 0.71 |
| मैका | maika | 0.48 |
| Maka in the Marathi language | ||
| मका | maka | 83.53 |
| माका | maka | 16.47 |
| Maka in the Oriya language | ||
| ମକା | maka | 57.27 |
| ମାକା | maka | 31.72 |
| ମକ | maka | 7.49 |
| ମାକ | maka | 2.64 |
| Maka in the Bengali language | ||
| মাকা | maka | 50 |
| মকা | maka | 50 |
| Maka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﻕ | maq | 38.24 |
| ﻣﺎﻛﺎ | maka | 14.71 |
| ﻣﺎﻗﻪ | maqh | 11.76 |
| ﺍﻣﺎﻛﻪ | amakh | 11.76 |
| ﻣﺎﻛﻪ | makh | 8.82 |
| ﻣﻜﺎ | mka | 2.94 |
| ﻣﺎﻏﻪ | maghh | 2.94 |
| ﻣﺎﻍ | magh | 2.94 |
| ﻣﺎﻙ | mak | 2.94 |
| ﻣﻜﺔ | mkt | 2.94 |
| Maka in the Arabic language | ||
| ماكا | maka | - |
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