Makuka Surname
Approximately 6,309 people bear this surname
Makuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,242 | 1:16,330 | 2,114 |
| DR Congo | 2,579 | 1:28,647 | 3,594 |
| Slovakia | 137 | 1:38,952 | 7,218 |
| Kenya | 108 | 1:427,592 | 23,179 |
| South Africa | 46 | 1:1,177,776 | 67,773 |
| Lesotho | 40 | 1:50,814 | 7,910 |
| Zimbabwe | 37 | 1:417,250 | 37,018 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Czechia | 19 | 1:559,656 | 56,138 |
| Zambia | 10 | 1:1,584,992 | 31,679 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Makuka (454) may also be a first name.
Makuka Demographics
Makuka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Makuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makuka (Hindi: मकुका, Russian: Макука) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makuka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 77,527th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,155,103 people. The last name Makuka occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Makuka reside; 53 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Makuka is also the 401,195th most common given name at a global level It is held by 454 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,242 people, or 1 in 16,330. In Tanzania Makuka is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 38 percent are found, Pwani Region, where 26 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 41 percent are found and Slovakia, where 2 percent are found.
Makuka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Makuka last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Makuka earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.4% less than the national average, earning R 158,256 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makuka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makuka in the Hindi language | ||
| मकुका | makuka | - |
| Makuka in the Russian language | ||
| Макука | makuka | - |
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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 Makuka
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