Makira Surname
Approximately 643 people bear this surname
Makira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 188 | 1:245,638 | 16,864 |
| DR Congo | 164 | 1:450,485 | 36,956 |
| Nigeria | 128 | 1:1,383,928 | 53,929 |
| Papua New Guinea | 56 | 1:145,602 | 20,089 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| Cook Islands | 18 | 1:1,010 | 226 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Makira (478) may also be a first name.
Makira Demographics
Makira Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Makira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makira (Hindi: माकिरा, Oriya: ମାକିରା, Russian: Макира) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makira? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makira is the 509,082nd most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 11,333,664 people. The last name Makira occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Makira reside; 31 percent reside in East Africa and 30 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 389,041st most numerous forename on earth, held by 478 people.
It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 188 people, or 1 in 245,638. In Kenya Makira is most prevalent in: Kiambu County, where 45 percent reside, Muranga County, where 35 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 5 percent reside. Other than Kenya it occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 26 percent reside and Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.
Makira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makira in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାକିରା | makira | 66.67 |
| ମକିରା | makira | 33.33 |
| Makira in the Hindi language | ||
| माकिरा | makira | 53.85 |
| मकीरा | makira | 38.46 |
| मकिरा | makira | 7.69 |
| Makira in the Russian language | ||
| Макира | makira | - |
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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 Makira
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