Makovica Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Makovica Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makovica Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia611:69,32112,444
Latvia61:341,67426,199
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Makovica Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makovica is held by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makovica? popularity and diffusion

The last name Makovica is the 2,273,756th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Makovica live; 87 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Makovica is most frequent in Croatia, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 69,321. In Croatia Makovica is most common in: Zagreb County, where 51 percent are found, Bjelovar-Bilogora County, where 33 percent are found and City of Zagreb, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Croatia Makovica exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Latvia, where 9 percent are found and Slovakia, where 3 percent are found.

Makovica Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Makovica has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Makovica surname declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Makovica
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