Maka

Spellings & scripts●

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 4 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Maka is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name15K records spelled Maka12 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, South Africa, India, Germany

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written Mąka, Måkå, Mãka, Mãká

• Hindi given name12K records spelled Maka5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, South Africa, Pakistan, United States

  Languages: Hindi, Urdu

  Also written Mąka, Mãka, Mäkä

• French given name4.8K records spelled Maka7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Spain, United States, South Africa

  Languages: French, Catalan

  Also written Mąka, Mãka, Mâkä, Makà, Màkà

• Swahili given name3.2K records spelled Maka3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in South Africa, India, Kenya, United States

  Languages: Swahili, Southern Sotho

  Also written Mąka

• Indonesian given name1.8K records spelled Maka6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, South Africa, Indonesia, Malaysia

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written Màká, Māķa, Mąka

59 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Maka is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• Mecca

  as a name·Whats in a name = Unaitwaje a Swahili book of names

• In Hawaiian, eye; eye of a needle; face, countenance; presence; sight, view; beloved one, favorite person; point; bud, protuberance; center of a flower, including usually both the stamens and pistils; nipple, teat; sharp edge or blade of an instrument; point of a fishhook; beginning, source; fig., descendant; mesh of a net, mesh in plaiting; stitch in sewing

  as a word·Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

• In rar, a sling: a strap or pocket with a string attached at each end for hurling a stone or other missile; it was usually made from coconut fiber or hibiscus bark

  as a word·Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

• In Hawaiian, raw, as fish; uncooked; green, unripe, as fruit; fersh as distinct from salted provisions

  as a word·Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

• In Hawaiian, raw, as fish; uncooked; green, unripe, as fruit; fresh as distinct from salted provisions

  as a word·Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

IN naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls) — 79 years between 1919–2015. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Maka Jokhadzeb. 1948GEGeorgian writer
• Maka Kottob. 1961CMCanadian politician
• Maka Chichuab. 1971GEGeorgian actor
• Maka Sidibéb. 1977FRFrench actor
• Maka Bochorishvilib. 1978GEGeorgian diplomat and politician
• Margalita Chakhnashvilib. 1982GEnot in their usual nameGeorgian tennis player
• Maka Purtseladzeb. 1988GEGeorgian chess player
• Maka Maryb. 1989FRMalian and French footballer
• Maka MurvanidzeGEGeorgian biologist

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 247 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Maka?

We estimate roughly 16 thousand people bear Maka (counting its spellings and scripts) across 7 countries in our records.

In which country does Maka have the most bearers?

We estimate about 16 thousand people bear Maka in Georgia, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled maka.

Where is Maka most common?

Maka is densest in Georgia, where the national register counts about 1 in 257 people carrying it.

How common is Maka compared with other names?

In Georgia, Maka is the 70th most common given name of 34,237 given names recorded there.

Is Maka a male or female name?

Maka is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Maka mean?

Recorded meaning: from mgka ‘flour’, a metonymic occupational name for a miller or flour merchant.