Makufa Surname

226,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,789 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makufa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makufa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,7351:8,8981,081
Zambia201:792,49627,807
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
England61:9,286,343223,652
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718

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) is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makufa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makufa is the 226,821st most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,073,530 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makufa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Makufa is also the 295,787th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 770 people.

The last name Makufa is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,735 people, or 1 in 8,898. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 29 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 25 percent are found and Harare Province, where 17 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe Makufa occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 1 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maikufa921/
Makufah921/
Makufi83511/
Mokufa8328/
Makifa831/
Maikifa7719/
Makhufi779/
Makifah776/
Makoufo773/
Makoufe772/
Makhifa772/
Makuefo772/
Makeufo771/
Mekoufa771/
Makufhi771/
Makoufeu7133/
Makhupha7110/
Maskoufi718/
Makhoufi716/
Magkoufi716/
Mekkhufa714/
Makoufis712/
Makoufet711/
Maakoufe711/
Makeufeu711/
Makkoufi711/
Mokufe6727/
Makkoufis6720/
Makifo6716/
Magkoufis6715/
Masskoufi674/
Mekifa672/
Macufo671/
Mahkhoufi671/
MacKiefay670/

Makufa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makufa in the Hindi language
माकुफाmakupha-

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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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  • 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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