Makava Surname
Approximately 1,064 people bear this surname
Makava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 794 | 1:19,444 | 2,887 |
| Nigeria | 183 | 1:967,993 | 41,230 |
| India | 42 | 1:18,263,461 | 278,402 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Makava (1,491) may also be a first name.
Makava Demographics
Average Makava Salary in
South Africa
R 226,236
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Makava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makava (Hindi: मकवा, Marathi: मकवा, Russian: Макава) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Makava? popularity and diffusion
Makava is the 344,343rd most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 6,849,197 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Makava live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 201,391st most commonly held given name at a global level. It is borne by 1,491 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 794 people, or 1 in 19,444. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 20 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 18 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 16 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 17 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.
Makava Last Name Statistics demography
Makava earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 4.8% less than the national average, earning R 226,236 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makava in the Hindi language | ||
| मकवा | makava | - |
| Makava in the Marathi language | ||
| मकवा | makava | 50 |
| माकवा | makava | 40 |
| माकावा | makava | 10 |
| Makava in the Russian language | ||
| Макава | makava | - |
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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 Makava
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