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
Makeya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Makeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makeya (Oriya: ମାେକୟା, Russian: Макея) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makeya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makeya is the 821,713th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 21,560,787 people. It occurs mostly 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 frequent first name world-wide, borne by 181 people.
The last name Makeya is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 600,647. Besides The DR Congo this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 34 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live.
Makeya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Makeya surname is predominantly 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
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- 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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