Makaraba Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makaraba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makaraba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria921:1,925,46568,462
Zimbabwe341:454,06638,992
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Makaraba (24) may also be a first name.

Makaraba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makaraba is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Makaraba.

How Common Is The Last Name Makaraba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,484,726th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Makaraba reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name in the world It is held by 24 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 1,925,465. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 52 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 38 percent are found and Rivers, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 24 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.

Makaraba Last Name Statistics demography

Makaraba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.88% less than the national average, earning R 114,360 per year.

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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 Makaraba
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