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
Maka (Arabic: ماكا, Bengali: মাকা, Georgian: მაკა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻕ, Hindi: मका, Marathi: मका, Oriya: ମକା, Tibetan: མཱ་ཀཱ་) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Máka, Maká or Mäká. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 12,586th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 163,563 people. Maka is predominantly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Maka live; 35 percent live in South Asia and 35 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 16,823rd most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 55,837 people.
This last name is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 14,703 people, or 1 in 52,171. In India it is most frequent in: Tamil Nadu, where 67 percent live, Gujarat, where 17 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 11 percent live. Excluding India Maka 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Maka surname increased 26,833 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Maka Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Maka last name are 4.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.15% 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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