Maksha Surname
Approximately 318 people bear this surname
Maksha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 313 | 1:565,951 | 27,462 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Maksha (145) may also be a first name.
Maksha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maksha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maksha (Hindi: मकशा, Marathi: मकशा, Russian: Макша) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maksha? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 857,026th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 22,916,811 people. Maksha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Maksha reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Maksha is also the 766,399th most prevalent first name globally, held by 145 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 313 people, or 1 in 565,951. In Nigeria it is most common in: Adamawa, where 91 percent are found, Borno, where 6 percent are found and Yobe, where 2 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found and Yemen, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maksha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maksha in the Marathi language | ||
| मकशा | makasa | - |
| Maksha in the Hindi language | ||
| मकशा | makasa | 75 |
| मक्शा | maksa | 25 |
| Maksha in the Russian language | ||
| Макша | maksa | - |
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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
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- 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 Maksha
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