Makasha Surname
Approximately 448 people bear this surname
Makasha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 410 | 1:180,194 | 18,301 |
| Zimbabwe | 29 | 1:532,353 | 42,865 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Makasha (46) may also be a first name.
Makasha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makasha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makasha (Marathi: मकाशा, Russian: Макаша) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makasha? popularity and diffusion
Makasha is the 668,257th most widely held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 16,266,844 people. Makasha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makasha live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 46 people.
This last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 410 people, or 1 in 180,194. Outside of The DR Congo it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makasha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makasha in the Marathi language | ||
| मकाशा | makasa | 50 |
| माकशा | makasa | 16.67 |
| मकाषा | makasa | 16.67 |
| मकाश | makasa | 8.33 |
| माकाशा | makasa | 8.33 |
| Makasha in the Russian language | ||
| Макаша | makasa | - |
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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 Makasha
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