Makabala Surname

678,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Makabala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makabala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3641:107,25110,546
Tanzania651:814,48642,828
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Makabala (25) may also be a first name.

Makabala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makabala (Marathi: मकबला) occurs most in Uganda. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makabala? popularity and diffusion

Makabala is the 678,631st most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,600,332 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makabala reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 25 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 364 people, or 1 in 107,251. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Sironko District, where 66 percent live, Mbale District, where 14 percent live and Kayunga District, where 5 percent live. Other than Uganda this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 15 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Makabala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makabala in the Marathi language
मकबलाmakabala-

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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
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  • 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 Makabala
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