Makaini Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Makaini Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 140 | 1:148,350 | 16,370 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
The alternate forms: Makaïni (1) are calculated separately.
Makaini (317) may also be a first name.
Makaini Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makaini Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makaini is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Makaïni. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makaini? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,471,719th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makaini are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Makaini is also the 493,198th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 317 people.
This last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 148,350. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 96 percent are found and North Region, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found and Chad, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Makaini
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