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 carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makasha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 668,257th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 16,266,844 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makasha are found; 92 percent are found in Central Africa and 92 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Makasha is also the 1,484,914th most common first name at a global level, held by 46 people.
It is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 410 people, or 1 in 180,194. Not including The DR Congo it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
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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