Macnus Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Latvia

Macnus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Macnus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Macnus (10) may also be a first name.

Macnus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Macnus occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Macnus.

How Common Is The Last Name Macnus? popularity and diffusion

Macnus is the 5,812,366th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Macnus is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Macnus are found; 73 percent are found in Central Africa and 73 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Macnus is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name in the world, held by 10 people.

Macnus is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 2,596,134. In Cameroon Macnus is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Latvia, where 9 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacNaus921/
Macnu913/
McNus911/
Macnhu83363/
Maxnus831/
Majnus831/
Maknus831/
Majnusz771,025/
MacNutt77606/
Maknous773/
Mocknus773/
Masnusz771/
Maknu73160/
Makhnous714/
Maqungus711/
MacKnutt711/
Maginnus710/
Magennus710/
Majnuš6725/
Maknui6721/
Macnoe6717/
Makhnu6711/
Majnuś678/
Maqunu677/
Mocqnu674/
Maknou672/
Maknud671/
Makngu671/

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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
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  • 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 Macnus
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