Makirya Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Makirya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makirya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
India51:153,413,076951,030
England11:55,718,059489,080

Makirya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makirya has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makirya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Makirya are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Makirya is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 2,788,520. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kween District, where 93 percent live and Luuka District, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makisrya931/
Maikiryas881/
Makiria8633/
Mokirya8614/
Makirja861/
Machirya807/
Maekiria807/
Maikurya802/
Makhirja802/
Matkiryo801/
Makiriha801/
Makirijja751/
Mekurya712,580/
Makuria7122/
Mokiria7116/
Makirio719/
Makeria716/
Makeryo711/
Mekiria711/
Mahachirya711/
Machiria6786/
Maquiria6724/
Muikiria676/
Mokeiria674/
Maikuria672/
Makhuria671/
Maiceria671/
Mekherya671/

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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 Makirya
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