Makapa Surname

270,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Makapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7521:98,24411,070
Lesotho1571:12,9462,867
Zambia1401:113,2148,786
Papua New Guinea1091:74,8059,807
South Africa891:608,73846,089
India731:10,507,745199,418
Indonesia631:2,099,194130,130
Zimbabwe331:467,82539,606
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Makapa (933) may also be a first name.

Makapa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makapa (Marathi: मकपा) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makapa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 270,886th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 5,064,313 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Makapa are found; 52 percent are found in Central Africa and 52 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 264,724th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 933 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 752 people, or 1 in 98,244. Other than The DR Congo this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 11 percent are found and Zambia, where 10 percent are found.

Makapa Last Name Statistics demography

Makapa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.8% less than the national average, earning R 138,300 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makaipa92127/
Makappa9260/
Makhapa9257/
Makgapa9213/
Makaapa9210/
Makaupa928/
Makapas928/
Maekapa927/
Makapai923/
Maikapa923/
Makkapa922/
Makapha922/
Makapah921/
Makaspa921/
Makapea921/
Makapat921/
Makaepea86241/
Makhapha86145/
Makaipea8621/
Maskapai869/
Makkapat864/
Makgapha864/
Makapaus863/
Makkappa861/
Maikappa861/
Maukappa861/
Makaypay861/
Makapaya861/
Makhapea861/
Makopa833,566/
Makape831,366/
Makapi83923/
Makapo83219/
Makepa83161/
Macapa8394/
Mokapa8393/
Mekapa834/
Mak'hapha8044/
Makh'apha8011/
Mahakapad801/
Makhaphaa801/
Mmakaepea801/
Makkaphat801/
Makgopa777,071/
Macapaz771,695/
Macapas771,657/
Mokgapa77605/
Maccapa77279/
Makhopa77102/
Macapha7785/
Maikepa7771/
Makoppa7732/
Makaipo7729/
Mokhapa7721/
Mekapha7720/
Maecapa7714/
Makopah7713/
Maukapo7712/
Maukape7711/
Maikapi777/
Macapat775/
Makapei774/
Makapie774/
Makhapo773/
Mokappa772/
Macappa772/
Mokkapa772/
Macapay772/
Makapii771/
Makaipe771/
Maqhapa771/
Macapad771/
Maacapa771/
Makapeh771/
Makapeu771/
Makapfe771/
Makaphe771/
Makapod771/
Makapou771/
Mekaapa771/
Mahcapa771/
Makuopa771/
Makoopa771/
Makaipi771/
Makgapo771/
Mookapa771/
Mokapha771/
Makkhaphat751/
Maskapey7132/
Macaypay7132/
Makappie7124/
Maikapei7114/
Maskapei717/
Mokkapat717/
Makoppad713/
Mak'hape713/
Makapehe712/
Makapots712/
Macapaas712/
Macaspas712/
Macaupay712/
Mokhapha712/
Makkapit711/
Macapaap711/
Macapaat711/
Mackhapo711/
Maaicapa711/
Maikapit711/
Makaipit711/
Mokgapha711/
Makgopai711/
Makapysh711/
Makotpat711/
Makope676,565/
Makopo675,797/
Mokapi67389/
Mchapa67296/
Makopi67159/
Macopa67115/
Mokopa6777/
Mokape6756/
Macape6727/
Maqapi6724/
Macapá6721/
Makepo6716/
Mekepa6714/
Mekopa677/
Mokapo676/
Makotpast674/
Macapi673/
Mokepa672/
Maqopa672/
Macahypay671/
Makoupaya671/
Makhaphui671/
Macapo671/
MacKaphee670/

Makapa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makapa in the Marathi language
मकपाmakapa-

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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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  • 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 Makapa
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