Makera Surname
Approximately 2,025 people bear this surname
Makera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 957 | 1:185,102 | 11,267 |
| Tanzania | 433 | 1:122,267 | 11,592 |
| DR Congo | 267 | 1:276,703 | 25,802 |
| Niger | 158 | 1:121,468 | 4,736 |
| Indonesia | 95 | 1:1,392,097 | 95,389 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 58 | 1:60,972 | 6,890 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Makera (1,005) may also be a first name.
Makera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makera (Hindi: माकेरा, Oriya: ମେକରା, Russian: Макера) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makera? popularity and diffusion
It is the 205,021st most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,598,788 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Makera live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 47 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Makera is also the 253,774th most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 1,005 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 957 people, or 1 in 185,102. In Nigeria Makera is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 47 percent reside, Zamfara, where 19 percent reside and Kebbi, where 15 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 21 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makera Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makera in the Hindi language | ||
| माकेरा | makera | - |
| Makera in the Oriya language | ||
| ମେକରା | mekara | 66.67 |
| ମାେକରା | maekara | 33.33 |
| Makera in the Russian language | ||
| Макера | makera | - |
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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 Makera
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