Makheya Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Makheya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Makheya (17) may also be a first name.
Makheya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makheya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makheya (Russian: Махея) occurs most in Tanzania. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Makheya.
How Common Is The Last Name Makheya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Makheya are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Makheya is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 17 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mbeya Region, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 11 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makheya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makheya in the Russian language | ||
| Махея | mahea | - |
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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 Makheya
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