Makhaya Surname
Approximately 3,569 people bear this surname
Makhaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2,790 | 1:19,419 | 2,450 |
| Kenya | 252 | 1:183,254 | 13,801 |
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Botswana | 176 | 1:12,426 | 2,362 |
| Zimbabwe | 39 | 1:395,852 | 35,770 |
| Lesotho | 23 | 1:88,372 | 10,414 |
| Yemen | 14 | 1:1,887,521 | 12,953 |
| Mauritania | 10 | 1:409,486 | 16,302 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Makhaya (2,667) may also be a first name.
Makhaya Demographics
Average Makhaya Salary in
South Africa
R 137,724
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Makhaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makhaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makhaya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻘﻲ, Hindi: मखाया, Marathi: माखया, Russian: Махая) is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Makhaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makhaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 127,177th most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,041,901 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makhaya live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 141,985th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 2,667 people.
Makhaya is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,790 people, or 1 in 19,419. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 33 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 31 percent live and North West, where 10 percent live. Beside South Africa it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 7 percent live and Malawi, where 7 percent live.
Makhaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Makhaya surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Makhaya earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.04% less than the national average, earning R 137,724 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makhaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makhaya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻘﻲ | mqy | - |
| Makhaya in the Hindi language | ||
| मखाया | makhaya | - |
| Makhaya in the Marathi language | ||
| माखया | makhaya | - |
| Makhaya in the Russian language | ||
| Махая | mahaa | - |
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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 Makhaya
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