Makeya Surname
Approximately 338 people bear this surname
Makeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Kenya | 114 | 1:405,087 | 22,588 |
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| Zimbabwe | 34 | 1:454,066 | 38,992 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Makeya (181) may also be a first name.
Makeya Demographics
Average Makeya Salary in
South Africa
R 85,980
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Makeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makeya (Oriya: ମାେକୟା, Russian: Макея) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Makeya.
How Common Is The Last Name Makeya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 821,713th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 21,560,787 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Makeya reside; 37 percent reside in Central Africa and 37 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Makeya is also the 677,199th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 181 people.
The surname Makeya is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 600,647. Beside The DR Congo it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 34 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live.
Makeya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Makeya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.82% less than the national average, earning R 85,980 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makeya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makeya in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାେକୟା | maekaya | - |
| Makeya in the Russian language | ||
| Макея | makea | - |
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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 Makeya
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