Maqaqa Surname

487,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 680 people bear this surname

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

Maqaqa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maqaqa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6791:79,7909,867
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Maqaqa Last Name Facts

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

Maqaqa is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Maqaqa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 487,899th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 10,716,979 people. The surname Maqaqa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maqaqa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 679 people, or 1 in 79,790. In South Africa Maqaqa is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 39 percent live, Western Cape, where 22 percent live and Gauteng, where 16 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 0 percent live.

Maqaqa Last Name Statistics demography

Maqaqa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.95% less than the national average, earning R 102,300 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magqaqa921/
Magqagqa8621/
Maqhaqha865/
Maquaqua861/
Maqoqa83330/
Moqaqa838/
Maqaka836/
Magqaka777/
Maqhaka772/
Maqooqa771/
Magquaka711/
Makaka678,830/
Makaqa67128/
Maqoqo6782/
Macaka6744/
Makaca6723/
Macaca6720/
Maqoka675/
Makeqa671/
Maqako671/

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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 Maqaqa
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