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Family name Makala (Makala
) , around the world, is a common surname. The last name Makala is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Tanzania, where it is quite a common surname, Botswana, where it is quite a rare surname, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and India. More prevalently, Makala is the forename as well as the last name.