Makotha Surname
Approximately 1,760 people bear this surname
Makotha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,747 | 1:30,304 | 3,605 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Makotha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makotha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makotha occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Makotha click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makotha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 230,013th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,140,651 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makotha are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,747 people, or 1 in 30,304. In Tanzania it is most common in: Lindi Region, where 92 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent reside and Kuwait, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Makotha
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