Maqhai Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Maqhai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 98 | 1:20,740 | 4,299 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Maqhai (13) may also be a first name.
Maqhai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maqhai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maqhai is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maqhai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Maqhai is the 1,849,867th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maqhai are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Maqhai is also the 3,159,357th most widely held forename at a global level. It is borne by 13 people.
This surname is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 20,740. In Lesotho Maqhai is most numerous in: Butha-Buthe District, where 49 percent reside, Maseru District, where 39 percent reside and Leribe District, where 10 percent reside. Barring Lesotho it is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 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 Maqhai
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