Maka (name)

Maka, Mąka, or Máka is a personal name. In the Māori language, Maka/Māka is a transliteration of the name Mark. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Maka Bochorishvili (born 1978), Georgian diplomat and politician
• Maka Chichua (born 1971), First Lady of Georgia from 2014 to 2018
• Maka Jiba (died 1764), ruler of Bundu
• Maka Mary (born 1989), French professional footballer
• Maka Obolashvili (born 1975), Georgian track and field athlete
• Maka Purtseladze (born 1988), Georgian chess player
• Maka Unufe (born 1991), American rugby union player

Surname

• Anna Mąka (luger) (born 1948), Polish luger
• Anna Mąka (biathlete) (born 1992), Polish biathlete
• Claude Maka Kum (born 1985), footballer
• Daniel Mąka (born 1988), Polish footballer
• Donald Maka, rugby union player
• Ebrahim Maka (1922–1994), Indian cricketer
• Edwin Maka (born 1993), New Zealand-born Tongan rugby union player
• Finau Maka (born 1977), New Zealand rugby union player
• Francis Maka (born 1985), American football player
• FrantiÅ¡ek Máka (born 1968), Czech skier
• Gabriel Maka (died 2011), Zambian politician
• Isitolo Maka (born 1975), New Zealand rugby union player
• Karl Maka (born 1944), Hong Kong actor and director
• Latiume Maka (born 1970), Tongan rugby union player
• Leki Maka (born 1985), New Zealand boxer
• Léopold-Marcel Kotto-Maka, also known as Maka Kotto (born 1961), Canadian politician and actor
• Magan Maka (born 1993), Tongan New Zealander boxer
• Pascal Maka, French windsurfer
• Sofai Maka (born 2001), New Zealand rugby union player
• Stone Maka (born 1970), Tongan artist
• Taïna Maka (born 2004), French rugby union player
• Tomasi Maka (born 2002), Australian rugby union player

Nickname

• Maka (born 1985), Spanish flamenco singer

Fictional characters

• Funhouse (Makana "Maka" Akana), a Marvel Comics supervillain
• Maka Albarn, a character in the Soul Eater manga and anime series

See also

• Maka