Makyara Surname

889,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Makyara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makyara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3001:176,47215,403
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Makyara Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Makyara Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Makyara is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Makyara click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makyara? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 889,654th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 24,130,947 people. Makyara occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makyara are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 300 people, or 1 in 176,472. In Tanzania Makyara is mostly concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 51 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 26 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 0 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maikyaraa881/
Makiara8622/
Makyari8617/
Makyaro865/
Mokyara862/
Makyare862/
Makihara809,767/
Maikyari8036/
Madkjara801/
Maykiara801/
Makiari7127/
Mokjara711/
Makiaris6748/
Maikiari672/
Maqueara672/
Makearee671/
Meikiara671/
Machiara671/
Maquiara671/

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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 Makyara
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