Maqa Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Maqa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maqa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3351:161,72418,138
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Maqa (473) may also be a first name.

Maqa Last Name Facts

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

Maqa (Arabic: مقي, Georgian: მაქა) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Maqa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maqa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 820,032nd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,497,186 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Maqa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Maqa is also the 391,396th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 473 people.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 335 people, or 1 in 161,724. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 36 percent reside, North West, where 35 percent reside and Gauteng, where 16 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Maqa is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 1 percent reside and Egypt, where 0 percent reside.

Maqa Last Name Statistics demography

Maqa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.7% less than the national average, earning R 107,640 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maqua89339/
Maqas89199/
Maqai8973/
Maqad8932/
Maqaj8919/
Mgaqa8913/
Mazqa898/
Maqay895/
Maqat894/
Magqa894/
Maqah893/
Meaqa892/
Maqaz892/
Mhaqa892/
Matqa891/
Maeqa891/
Maqaa891/
Maqau891/
Maqha891/
Maqash80186/
Maqkaj80178/
Maquea80155/
Maqhai80100/
Maqath8047/
Masqua8028/
Maquat8025/
Maiqua806/
Masqat803/
Maqaha803/
Maquai802/
Mahqad802/
Mahzqa802/
Maquay801/
Maquas801/
Maquêa801/
Masqad801/
Masqai801/
Masqaz801/
Macqua801/
Maqeas801/
Maqhaz801/
Maquad801/
Mahqaj801/
Maquca801/
Maquqa801/
Mashqa801/
Maqqad801/
Maka7544,555/
Maca7511,650/
Meqa75176/
Moqa7527/
Maqo755/
McAa754/
Macquat73131/
Masquat7386/
Masquas738/
Maatqah735/
Mashqai732/
Masqait731/
Mashqas731/
Mashqat731/
Macquay731/
Maqhash731/
Maquaat731/
Maquach731/
Mahqaha731/
Mashqad731/
Maquaid730/
MacQuai730/
Makau6750,282/
Macas6718,698/
Makai6716,323/
Majka6710,885/
Macea678,796/
Makka678,286/
Mhaka676,418/
Maika676,160/
Macay674,789/
Makoa673,912/
Maaka673,248/
Makha673,194/
Makay673,082/
Mauka672,975/
Macca672,571/
Macai672,286/
Maica672,016/
Moqaz671,941/
Makaa671,881/
Maako671,644/
Macau671,594/
McCaa671,300/
Mmaka67960/
Maeka67952/
Meaka67785/
Makaj67744/
Masca67656/
Macat67530/
Mayka67517/
MacAd67507/
Macaj67405/
Maška67396/
Mokaa67393/
Mayca67387/
Mgaka67312/
Meaca67287/
Makah67284/
Maçka67277/
Makea67252/
Maňka67234/
Mekaa67195/
Makać67194/
Makaś67176/
Maqod67172/
Maeca67170/
Majca67158/
Macap67139/
Magqo67111/
Magka67106/
MacQuaid67103/
Makca6795/
Maaca6793/
Moqas6772/
Mauca6757/
Maşca6746/
Moqat6743/
Madca6739/
Macah6737/
Moqai6729/
Moqaj6719/
Makaš6718/
Makaç6718/
Makga6717/
Mahka6716/
Magca6715/
Maaco6711/
'Maka6711/
Makač6710/
Macoa679/
Macaa678/
Matca677/
Moqah676/
Mgoqa676/
Macaz675/
Maqoz675/
Mazca674/
Mgaca674/
Macéa673/
Maïka673/
Mașca673/
Maśka672/
Mhaca672/
MacQuatt671/
Mecaa671/
Mocaa671/
Macêa671/
MacAė671/
Macaś671/
Macaš671/
Mac'quat671/
Macìa671/
Macôa671/
Maeququa671/
Maqho671/
Maqos671/
Makaï671/
Makaň671/
Mosqa671/
Moqaa671/
Moqad671/
Maqou671/
Makqo671/
Maqoo671/

Maqa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maqa in the Georgian language
მაქაmaka-
Maqa in the Arabic language
مقيmqy-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maqa
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