Macten Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Macten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Macten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Macten Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Macten has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Macten click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Macten? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Macten are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 100 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside and Kenya, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mactien | 92 | 242 | / |
| Maicten | 92 | 24 | / |
| Mcten | 91 | 1 | / |
| Macsteen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makten | 83 | 3 | / |
| MacTin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mochten | 77 | 273 | / |
| Maictin | 77 | 156 | / |
| Maction | 77 | 105 | / |
| Maktaen | 77 | 13 | / |
| Madsten | 77 | 3 | / |
| Machtin | 77 | 3 | / |
| Majteen | 77 | 2 | / |
| Makhten | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maikten | 77 | 1 | / |
| Magteen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mecthen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mouchten | 71 | 4 | / |
| Machtina | 71 | 4 | / |
| Madstuen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Matchtin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Madsstuen | 67 | 44 | / |
| Maktin | 67 | 33 | / |
| Mokten | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mazėtienė | 67 | 5 | / |
| Majtin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mažėtienė | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mectin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maztin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maktenova | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Macten
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