Makhoya Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Makhoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Makhoya (14) may also be a first name.
Makhoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makhoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makhoya is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makhoya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makhoya is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Makhoya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Makhoya live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 14 people.
It is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Besides Malawi this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.
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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 Makhoya
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