Makuja Surname
Approximately 212 people bear this surname
Makuja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 144 | 1:367,650 | 26,957 |
| Uganda | 59 | 1:661,683 | 33,952 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Makuja (38) may also be a first name.
Makuja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makuja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makuja (Hindi: मकूजा) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Makuja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,136,896th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 34,375,217 people. Makuja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makuja reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 38 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 367,650. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Singida Region, where 97 percent reside and Simiyu Region, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Makuja is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 28 percent reside and Sudan, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makuja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makuja in the Hindi language | ||
| मकूजा | makuja | - |
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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 Makuja
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