Makhaja Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Makhaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 69 | 1:11,116,890 | 206,545 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Makhaja (322) may also be a first name.
Makhaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makhaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makhaja (Hindi: मखाजा, Marathi: माखजा, Oriya: ମଖଯା) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Makhaja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makhaja is the 2,273,756th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Makhaja reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 488,964th most commonly held given name internationally, held by 322 people.
The surname Makhaja is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 11,116,890. In India Makhaja is most common in: Maharashtra, where 91 percent reside, Odisha, where 4 percent reside and Telangana, where 4 percent reside. Other than India this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makhaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makhaja in the Hindi language | ||
| मखाजा | makhaja | - |
| Makhaja in the Marathi language | ||
| माखजा | makhaja | 81.82 |
| माखाजा | makhaja | 4.55 |
| मखाजा | makhaja | 4.55 |
| मखीजा | makhija | 3.03 |
| माखेजा | makheja | 3.03 |
| माखाजी | makhaji | 3.03 |
| Makhaja in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଖଯା | makhaya | 50 |
| ମଖଜା | makhaja | 50 |
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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 Makhaja
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