Makolya Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Makolya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Makolya (6) may also be a first name.
Makolya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makolya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makolya (Russian: Маколя) is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makolya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makolya reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Makolya is also the 4,967,096th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 6 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Makolya is most common in: Kilifi County, where 50 percent are found and Machakos County, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 25 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makolya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makolya in the Russian language | ||
| Маколя | makola | - |
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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 Makolya
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