Makufa Surname
Approximately 1,789 people bear this surname
Makufa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,735 | 1:8,898 | 1,081 |
| Zambia | 20 | 1:792,496 | 27,807 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
Makufa (770) may also be a first name.
Makufa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makufa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makufa (Hindi: माकुफा) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makufa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 226,821st most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,073,530 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makufa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Makufa is also the 295,787th most frequent given name worldwide. It is borne by 770 people.
It is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,735 people, or 1 in 8,898. In Zimbabwe Makufa is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 29 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 25 percent reside and Harare Province, where 17 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 1 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maikufa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Makufah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Makufi | 83 | 511 | / |
| Mokufa | 83 | 28 | / |
| Makifa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maikifa | 77 | 19 | / |
| Makhufi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Makifah | 77 | 6 | / |
| Makoufo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Makoufe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Makhifa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Makuefo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Makeufo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mekoufa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makufhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makoufeu | 71 | 33 | / |
| Makhupha | 71 | 10 | / |
| Maskoufi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Makhoufi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Magkoufi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mekkhufa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Makoufis | 71 | 2 | / |
| Makoufet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maakoufe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makeufeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makkoufi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokufe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Makkoufis | 67 | 20 | / |
| Makifo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Magkoufis | 67 | 15 | / |
| Masskoufi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mekifa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Macufo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahkhoufi | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacKiefay | 67 | 0 | / |
Makufa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makufa in the Hindi language | ||
| माकुफा | makupha | - |
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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 Makufa
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