Makhisa Surname
Approximately 275 people bear this surname
Makhisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 135 | 1:342,073 | 20,519 |
| South Africa | 92 | 1:588,888 | 45,159 |
| Lesotho | 41 | 1:49,575 | 7,796 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
Makhisa (33) may also be a first name.
Makhisa Demographics
Average Makhisa Salary in
South Africa
R 95,808
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Makhisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makhisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makhisa (Georgian: მახისა, Marathi: मखीसा) is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Makhisa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makhisa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 950,707th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. Makhisa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Makhisa live; 49 percent live in East Africa and 49 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Makhisa is also the 1,807,719th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 33 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 135 people, or 1 in 342,073. In Kenya Makhisa is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 54 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 45 percent live and West Pokot County, where 1 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent live and Lesotho, where 15 percent live.
Makhisa Last Name Statistics demography
Makhisa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.68% less than the national average, earning R 95,808 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makhisa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makhisa in the Georgian language | ||
| მახისა | makhisa | - |
| Makhisa in the Marathi language | ||
| मखीसा | makhisa | - |
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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 Makhisa
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