Makalew Surname

256,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Makalew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makalew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,5071:87,7579,193
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Makalew (59) may also be a first name.

Makalew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makalew is found most in Indonesia. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Makalew click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makalew? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 256,366th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,738,326 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Makalew are found; 95 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 95 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,282,666th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 59 people.

It is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,507 people, or 1 in 87,757. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: North Sulawesi, where 72 percent are found, Central Sulawesi, where 6 percent are found and Gorontalo, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia Makalew exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Makalew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Makalew last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Makalew earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makaleuw9341/
Makalewe938/
Makalef865/
Makalev863/
Makaliwe80260/
Moskalew8029/
Makaleev8028/
Makhalev8025/
Makaleva807/
Makaliev805/
Makhalef801/
Mackalev801/
Makhaleev7560/
Mashkalev7545/
Makhaleva7527/
Makhaliev7517/
Macaleb712/
Macalef711/
Mokalev711/
Makalib711/
Makalova67264/
Makeleev67101/
Mekhalef6798/
Makoulef6723/
Mokaleva6712/
Mekhalev679/
Maskolev678/
Makhalif676/
MacAllef672/
MacCaleb671/

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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 Makalew
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