Makalaya Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Makalaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 128 | 1:360,780 | 21,015 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Makalaya (19) may also be a first name.
Makalaya Demographics
Makalaya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Makalaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makalaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makalaya is most common in Kenya. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Makalaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,558,593rd most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Makalaya live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 19 people.
It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 360,780. In Kenya Makalaya is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 95 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 3 percent are found and Busia County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 2 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
Makalaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Makalaya
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