Makafa Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Makafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Makafa (24) may also be a first name.
Makafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makafa is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Makafa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makafa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Makafa live; 58 percent live in Southern Africa and 58 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Makafa is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held forename worldwide It is held by 24 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe Makafa is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 86 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 percent are found and Iran, where 8 percent are found.
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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 Makafa
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