Makaiva Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Makaiva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
Makaiva (27) may also be a first name.
Makaiva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makaiva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makaiva occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Makaiva click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makaiva? popularity and diffusion
Makaiva is the 2,352,516th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name Makaiva occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Makaiva live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 27 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 3,406,592. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 54 percent reside, Delta, where 31 percent reside and Ondo, where 15 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent reside.
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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 Makaiva
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