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

Makirya has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makirya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,427,875th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Makirya is primarily found in Africa, where 70 percent of Makirya live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 2,788,520. In Uganda Makirya is most numerous in: Kween District, where 93 percent live and Luuka District, where 7 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common 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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