Makaja Surname
Approximately 247 people bear this surname
Makaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 115 | 1:17,674 | 3,782 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Makaja (136) may also be a first name.
Makaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makaja (Marathi: मकाजा) is found most frequently in Lesotho. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makaja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,022,958th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Makaja reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Makaja is also the 794,286th most common first name at a global level, held by 136 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 17,674. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Leribe District, where 83 percent live, Berea District, where 13 percent live and Maseru District, where 3 percent live. Beside Lesotho it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 30 percent live and Botswana, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makaja in the Marathi language | ||
| मकाजा | makaja | - |
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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 Makaja
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