Markaba Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Markaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Markaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2471:186,96313,986
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Markaba (488) may also be a first name.

Markaba Last Name Facts

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

Markaba is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Markaba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,017,412th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Markaba reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Markaba is also the 384,758th most frequent first name internationally, held by 488 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 247 people, or 1 in 186,963. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Wajir County, where 99 percent live, Garissa County, where 0 percent live and Kiambu County, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent live and Kuwait, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Markabah9314/
Markabay9313/
Markabai936/
Markhabay8818/
Markhabah884/
Markabi86119/
Marcaba8652/
Markoba865/
Markabo865/
Markabe862/
Markaby860/
Markeba860/
Markabou806/
Markovaa805/
Markhabo802/
Markeiba801/
Merkabah801/
Marcoba7145/
Markebo7126/
Marcabi7125/
Marcabo712/
Morkabi711/
Morkava711/
Markoboh6722/
Markoova673/
Marcaibe672/
Markampo672/
Marqueba671/
Markampe671/
Markoubi671/
Mourkabi671/
Markobou671/

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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 Markaba
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