Makhua Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Makhua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Makhua (38) may also be a first name.
Makhua Demographics
Makhua Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Makhua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makhua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makhua (Bengali: মাখুয়া, Hindi: मखुआ, Oriya: ମଖୁଆ) is found most in South Africa. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Makhua click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makhua? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,391,485th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Makhua is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Makhua live; 46 percent live in Southern Africa and 46 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most widely held first name globally It is held by 38 people.
The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Free State, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 31 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.
Makhua Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Makhua last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makhuoa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Makhouha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Machua | 83 | 2,692 | / |
| Mokhua | 83 | 117 | / |
| Makhwa | 83 | 14 | / |
| Mekhua | 83 | 4 | / |
| Machhua | 77 | 6,826 | / |
| Mokhuoa | 77 | 445 | / |
| Machuat | 77 | 177 | / |
| Matchua | 77 | 54 | / |
| Machuay | 77 | 25 | / |
| Machuea | 77 | 13 | / |
| MacHuap | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makhwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mekhuha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Machuah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Machuad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Majua | 73 | 108 | / |
| Makva | 73 | 21 | / |
| Matchuea | 71 | 98 | / |
| Maichuay | 71 | 34 | / |
| Maikhvat | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mokkhuat | 71 | 4 | / |
| Maikhwai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Machchua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matchuay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Machhuaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maquba | 67 | 694 | / |
| Machwa | 67 | 61 | / |
| Machchhua | 67 | 38 | / |
| Mokhwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| MacHuo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mokhva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maquva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Majuah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Machba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Makbou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mekhwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mochua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Matchouha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Makvoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mackva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mazkva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makvad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makbay | 67 | 1 | / |
Makhua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makhua in the Bengali language | ||
| মাখুয়া | makhuya | - |
| Makhua in the Hindi language | ||
| मखुआ | makhu'a | - |
| Makhua in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଖୁଆ | makhu'a | - |
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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 Makhua
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