Maqama Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Maqama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Maqama (3) may also be a first name.
Maqama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maqama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maqama has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Maqama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maqama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maqama are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Maqama is also the 7,463,778th most numerous forename globally, borne by 3 people.
The last name Maqama is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 2,032,558. In Lesotho it is most common in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Lesotho this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Maqama
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