Makachia Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Makachia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makachia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2291:201,65914,674
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Makachia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makachia is found most in Kenya. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makachia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,064,392nd most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makachia live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Makachia is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 229 people, or 1 in 201,659. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 91 percent are found, Machakos County, where 4 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 2 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 0 percent are found and Qatar, where 0 percent are found.

Makachia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Makachia last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makascia881/
Makechia881/
Makatshia8221/
Makajia8026/
Mokachea7517/
Makhojia754/
Mokochia751/
Makotshia711/
Makojia675/
Makajio672/
Makajja672/
Macascio631/
Mokotchio591/
Makajjo531/
Makoujya501/
Makotsya501/

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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 Makachia
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