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
The last name Makotha is most common in Tanzania. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makotha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 230,013th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,140,651 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makotha live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,747 people, or 1 in 30,304. In Tanzania Makotha is most frequent in: Lindi Region, where 92 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent are found and Kuwait, where 0 percent are found.
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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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