Makaba Surname

73,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Makaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,6751:27,6193,467
South Africa2,0571:26,3383,379
Lesotho4181:4,863981
Gabon3031:6,2351,152
Congo3001:16,6302,023
Zambia1961:80,8676,857
Botswana1931:11,3312,140
Nigeria1831:967,99341,230
India891:8,618,712176,377
Cameroon861:241,50123,877
Zimbabwe811:190,59622,493
Indonesia761:1,740,121112,888
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
Ivory Coast191:1,214,27527,625
England91:6,190,895170,599
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Makaba (694) may also be a first name.

Makaba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Makaba Come From? nationality or country of origin

Makaba (Arabic: ماكابي, Marathi: मकबा) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makaba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 73,131st most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,081,880 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Makaba live; 49 percent live in Central Africa and 49 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Makaba is also the 313,811th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 694 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 2,675 people, or 1 in 27,619. Apart from The DR Congo this surname is found in 29 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 31 percent are found and Lesotho, where 6 percent are found.

Makaba Last Name Statistics demography

Makaba earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.04% less than the national average, earning R 166,260 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makhaba921,506/
Makgaba92763/
Makabai92131/
Maikaba92112/
Makaiba9296/
Makabay9222/
Makabea9218/
Makayba925/
Mackaba925/
Makabah923/
Makauba922/
Magkaba922/
Makabau921/
Makabaz921/
Maskaba921/
Makabaa921/
Makatba921/
Mgakaba921/
Makabhai8695/
Makhabah8631/
Madkabai863/
Mak'haba863/
Makabaya863/
Makhabha861/
Makkabai861/
Makahaba861/
Mahkgaba861/
Makabatt861/
Makoba8310,731/
Makabi834,054/
Makabe833,844/
Mokaba832,156/
Makabo831,139/
Makeba83887/
Mekaba83147/
Macaba83138/
Maqaba8332/
Makaby835/
Makhabhai8053/
Mahakabas804/
Makhatbay802/
Makhabath801/
Makhatbai801/
Makahabay801/
Makhoba7719,767/
Makgoba778,450/
Magcaba772,021/
Makgabo771,529/
Makouba77688/
Macauba77661/
Makabiy77389/
Macaiba77333/
Mekhaba77284/
Maikabi77177/
Macayba77118/
Mackoba77107/
Mokhaba7791/
Makhabo7782/
Makooba7770/
Makampa7769/
Makheba7754/
Makhabe7753/
Maakabi7750/
Makoeba7750/
Makabeh7733/
Maikabo7732/
Mokgaba7729/
Makkabi7726/
Makhabi7724/
Makgabe7719/
MacCaba7717/
Makaboi7713/
Makabou7711/
Makcava779/
Maquaba777/
Maqhaba776/
Magqaba776/
Makabio775/
Macabat775/
Mahcaba775/
Makabee774/
Macabas774/
Moukaba773/
Makkoba772/
Maikoba772/
Maekoba772/
Maikabe772/
Makaibe772/
Makabyi772/
Maqcaba772/
Makavaj771/
Makebah771/
Makeeba771/
Makeyba771/
Mahkeba771/
Makovaa771/
MacKabe771/
Mhakava771/
Macabay771/
Macaíba771/
Maukabi771/
Maskabe771/
Macasba771/
Macabad771/
Maakabe771/
Maakava771/
Makavau771/
Makcoba771/
Makeabi771/
Makebay771/
Makabet771/
Makabey771/
Makabhi771/
Makabui771/
Makaibi771/
Makaibo771/
Moskaba771/
Mokabay771/
Muikaba771/
Mgacaba771/
Maecaba771/
Maekeba771/
Mackava771/
Makuoba771/
Makaubo771/
Makgabi771/
Mokaaba771/
Mokabai771/
MacKaby770/
Mockaba770/
Mahakabhai754/
Mcaba73591/
Macaubas71375/
Macabaya71175/
MacKabee71115/
Macaibay7182/
Macabaas7170/
Macaabay7134/
Macahyba7123/
Maukebay7114/
Moukabaa7112/
Mmakgabo7112/
Makaubis717/
Maskhabi716/
Mak'hoba715/
Makaampo715/
Makhasbi715/
Macabhai714/
Makkabhi714/
Mahakabi714/
Mackkoba714/
Makaubos714/
Mackampa714/
Mokhabea714/
Makkaboi713/
Makabesh713/
Makampai713/
Makampau712/
Macaibas712/
Macaabas712/
Macatbas712/
Mokabhai711/
Maikouba711/
MacKabeu711/
Mashkabi711/
Matkasbi711/
Maccabah711/
Macabaut711/
Maekobay711/
Maaikava711/
Maikabhi711/
Makavajh711/
Makoisba711/
Makhabee711/
Makoubai711/
Makasbei711/
Makabouh711/
Moukaiba711/
Mekabhai711/
Makkhoba711/
Makhampa711/
Makhaubi711/
MacKaboy710/
Makobo6714,908/
Makobe673,902/
Mokabi672,916/
Mokeba67838/
Mokoba67825/
Makamphai67734/
Makobi67624/
Mokabe67584/
Maqabe67573/
Mokabo67564/
Maqeba67507/
Macabi67430/
Macoba67252/
Mchaba67249/
Macabe67147/
Makebo67136/
Mekoba6756/
Mashkabez6724/
Maqabi6724/
Makhasbeh6721/
Macava6717/
Makoby6716/
Maqoba6711/
Mocaba6710/
Macabo679/
Maqabo676/
Macaby675/
Makavy675/
Makaampoh674/
Mekabo674/
Mekeba672/
Makhabych672/
Makkabhoi671/
Makkhobai671/
Makabitsh671/
McKeba671/
Macabá671/
MacAbí671/
Macabahay671/
Maqhaboha671/
Moshkabad671/
Makhabish671/
Mackaivah671/
Maikampai671/
Moqaba671/
Makaumpai671/

Makaba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makaba in the Marathi language
मकबाmakaba97.6
अकबरakabara0.8
Makaba in the Arabic language
ماكابيmakaby-

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