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
The last name Makufa (Hindi: माकुफा) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makufa? popularity and diffusion
Makufa is the 226,821st most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,073,530 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makufa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 295,787th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 770 people.
The last name Makufa is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,735 people, or 1 in 8,898. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 29 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 25 percent reside and Harare Province, where 17 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs 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
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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 Makufa
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