Maqeda Surname

477,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 700 people bear this surname

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

Maqeda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maqeda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6471:83,73710,328
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Maqeda (41) may also be a first name.

Maqeda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maqeda is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maqeda? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 477,400th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 10,410,780 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Maqeda are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Maqeda is also the 1,590,275th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 41 people.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 647 people, or 1 in 83,737. In South Africa Maqeda is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 79 percent reside, Western Cape, where 8 percent reside and Gauteng, where 7 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Maqeda Last Name Statistics demography

Maqeda earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.4% less than the national average, earning R 151,128 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maqueda9216,688/
Magqeda921/
Masqueda86166/
Mazqueda8615/
Maquieda861/
Maquedas861/
Maqueada861/
Maceda8324,946/
Makeda832,065/
Maqada832/
Maqida831/
Macheda771,505/
Makheda77438/
Makieda77188/
Maquida7743/
Maquedo7726/
Mosqeda7724/
Maqadah7717/
Moqueda7714/
Mackeda7712/
Makeida775/
Maikeda773/
Makkeda773/
Makedah773/
Magqada772/
Makeeda771/
Macaeda771/
Maqidad771/
Maquada771/
Maskeda771/
Maceida771/
McAda73350/
Mceda734/
Mosqueda7161,143/
Mozqueda714,699/
Masquida7166/
Maccedda7129/
Macheida719/
Makhedaj713/
Moequeda713/
Maecaida712/
Maccheda712/
Mogqueda712/
Maikeeda711/
Makhedas711/
Makeddad711/
Moquesda711/
Mackedaz711/
Masquedo711/
Macedo67337,119/
Makida673,469/
Makada673,144/
Mekeda671,717/
Mekada67520/
Makoda67344/
Mokada67111/
Macada6787/
Macida6781/
Makyda6778/
Mekoda6758/
Mocada6749/
Mokeda6734/
Mosqueida6731/
Moceda6713/
Mekida6712/
Mozqueida678/
Macoda677/
Mosquesda676/
Mosquedas675/
Makedo672/
Mosqueyda671/
Mosquedaa671/
Moscqueda671/
Moqida671/
Mecada671/
Mozquedas671/
Mousqueda671/
Mckeda671/
Makhedaai671/
Makéda671/
Masquidas670/

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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 Maqeda
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