Makirika Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Makirika Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makirika Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1001:20,3264,232
Tanzania631:840,34343,483
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Makirika (95) may also be a first name.

Makirika Last Name Facts

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

Makirika is found most frequently in Lesotho. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makirika? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,343,156th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. The surname Makirika occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makirika live; 61 percent live in Southern Africa and 61 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Makirika is also the 974,243rd most widespread first name internationally, held by 95 people.

It is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 20,326. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Leribe District, where 63 percent reside, Butha-Buthe District, where 30 percent reside and Mokhotlong District, where 7 percent reside. Other than Lesotho this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 38 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makiruka882/
Makiriki882/
Makerika881/
Makuruika821/
Machirikau7810/
Makuruka754/
Makireki751/
Makereke632/
Mhaskerekha631/
Mociriko631/
Machireke592/
Makireche592/
Machereka591/
Macherica591/
Mokyryshka561/
Makereki501/

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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 Makirika
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