Makya Surname
Approximately 355 people bear this surname
Makya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 127 | 1:307,396 | 21,163 |
| Tanzania | 88 | 1:601,609 | 37,493 |
| Pakistan | 44 | 1:4,060,088 | 28,888 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Makya (1,150) may also be a first name.
Makya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makya (Bengali: মক্যা, Hindi: माक्या, Marathi: माक्या) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Makya is the 793,288th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Makya are found; 61 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 234,650th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 1,150 people.
Makya is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 307,396. In Uganda Makya is most numerous in: Wakiso District, where 17 percent live, Kalungu District, where 17 percent live and Kaliro District, where 17 percent live. Apart from Uganda it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 25 percent live and Pakistan, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makya in the Bengali language | ||
| মক্যা | makya | - |
| Makya in the Marathi language | ||
| माक्या | makya | 86.57 |
| मक्या | makya | 5.97 |
| माक् | mak | 4.48 |
| माकया | makaya | 1.49 |
| Makya in the Hindi language | ||
| माक्या | makya | 57.14 |
| मक्या | makya | 28.57 |
| माक्य | makya | 14.29 |
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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 Makya
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