Makaqa Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Makaqa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makaqa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1281:423,26336,588

Makaqa Last Name Facts

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

Makaqa is most common in South Africa. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Makaqa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makaqa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Makaqa is the 1,589,322nd most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makaqa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 423,263. In South Africa Makaqa is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 83 percent reside, Free State, where 16 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 1 percent reside.

Makaqa Last Name Statistics demography

Makaqa earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.11% less than the national average, earning R 180,348 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makaka838,830/
Makaca8323/
Makeqa831/
Makaika772,568/
Makgaka77766/
Makhaka77404/
Makaaka7756/
Makakoa7736/
Makakai7722/
Makakea7719/
Maekaca7712/
Makacoa779/
Mokhaqa779/
Makaska779/
Makakau776/
Makokaa774/
Makakha773/
Makakay773/
Makauka772/
Makkaka771/
Makakah771/
Makaako771/
Makacka771/
Makakaj771/
Magqaqa771/
Makakat771/
Makasca770/
Mcaka73161/
Makgakga711,574/
Makhakha711,016/
Makaukau71140/
Meakakay7149/
Mmakgaka7147/
Makaikai7111/
Mmakhaka719/
Makakaid717/
Makackas715/
Maqhaqha715/
Makeakea713/
Makakaai713/
Makauska712/
Maaikaca711/
Makaucka711/
Makaak'a711/
Makagkad711/
Makakoha711/
Maquaqua711/
Makhauca711/
Makhakga711/
Makkakat711/
Maikaika711/
Maekaeca711/
Makoka675,329/
Makeka672,267/
Makako67904/
Maqaqa67680/
Makauskas67679/
Mokaka67667/
Maqoqa67330/
Mchaka67327/
Mackaukau6761/
Mecaka6754/
Macaka6744/
Mekaka6729/
Makoqo6727/
Macaca6720/
Moqaqa678/
Maqaka676/
Maqoka675/
Mocaka674/
Macoka674/
Mekaca674/
Makadkaid673/
Maikaikai672/
Makhakhai671/
Mashkakha671/
Maqako671/
Makhakaha671/
Makagcaid671/
Maakakaay671/

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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 Makaqa
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