Makiga Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Makiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Makiga Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Makiga Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Makiga is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makiga? popularity and diffusion

Makiga is the 3,323,005th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Makiga live; 40 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Makiga is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 7,231,302. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Soccsksargen, where 93 percent are found and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines Makiga is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 26 percent are found and Nigeria, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makaiga92158/
Makioga921/
Makeiga921/
Makhiga921/
Makhinga865/
Makigo83370/
Makigi83101/
Maciga8384/
Makega8348/
Makuga836/
Makige831/
Makigod77161/
Makhigi7749/
Makhuga7749/
Machiga7738/
Makeuga7726/
Makugay7717/
Makigho7710/
Makegau776/
Makigos773/
Makgega772/
Mokaiga771/
Makekga771/
Makugai771/
Makoige771/
Makhigo771/
Maikigo771/
Maikega771/
Magciga771/
Makhenga71732/
Macaigad7137/
Makhingi715/
MacKeige713/
Maichiga712/
Makgegha711/
Makuingi711/
Machekga711/
Makihgho711/
Mchaga67249/
Mchiga67163/
Macega6760/
Makego6721/
Makaingge6713/
Macigo679/
Macige677/
Makegi672/
Makhaingi672/
Maqega671/
Makainggo671/
Makege671/
Mekigo671/
Mokuga671/

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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 Makiga
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