Makatia Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Central African Republic

Makatia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makatia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Makatia (16) may also be a first name.

Makatia Last Name Facts

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

Makatia occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makatia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Makatia reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 39 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Makatia is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname Makatia is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Makatia is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 40 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 10 percent reside and Kajiado County, where 10 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Central African Republic, where 22 percent reside and Botswana, where 6 percent reside.

Makatia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

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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 Makatia
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