Makam Surname
Approximately 9,266 people bear this surname
Makam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4,190 | 1:183,070 | 11,167 |
| Cameroon | 2,560 | 1:8,113 | 1,050 |
| Indonesia | 719 | 1:183,935 | 17,686 |
| South Africa | 399 | 1:135,784 | 15,735 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Papua New Guinea | 291 | 1:28,020 | 3,174 |
| United States | 189 | 1:1,917,772 | 124,288 |
| Nigeria | 143 | 1:1,238,761 | 49,638 |
| Malaysia | 74 | 1:398,571 | 20,802 |
| Thailand | 49 | 1:1,441,599 | 197,614 |
| Turkey | 48 | 1:1,621,280 | 61,377 |
| United Arab Emirates | 42 | 1:218,149 | 14,475 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Afghanistan | 16 | 1:2,009,574 | 14,441 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Makam (2,178) may also be a first name.
Makam Demographics
Average Makam Salary in
United States
$59,409 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Makam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻜﻢ, Hindi: माकम, Marathi: माकम, Oriya: ମକମ, Russian: Макам) occurs most in India. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 54,904th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 786,482 people. The surname Makam occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Makam live; 49 percent live in South Asia and 45 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 160,622nd most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 2,178 people.
Makam is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 4,190 people, or 1 in 183,070. In India Makam is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 56 percent reside, Telangana, where 23 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 8 percent reside. Not including India Makam is found in 42 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 28 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.
Makam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Makam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Makam last name expanded 4,725 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 850 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Makam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Makam last name are 20.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.57% being registered with the political party.
The amount Makam earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 14.71% less than the national average, earning R 202,692 per year and in United States they earn 37.68% more than the national average, earning $59,409 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makam in the Marathi language | ||
| माकम | makama | 84.74 |
| मकाम | makama | 5.77 |
| माकाम | makama | 5.57 |
| मकम | makama | 3.51 |
| याकम | yakama | 0.41 |
| Makam in the Oriya language | ||
| ମକମ | makama | 75 |
| ମକାମ୍ | makam | 25 |
| Makam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻜﻢ | mkm | 33.33 |
| ﻣﺎﻛﺎﻡ | makam | 26.67 |
| ﻣﻜﺎﻡ | mkam | 26.67 |
| ﻣﺎﻛﻢ | makm | 13.33 |
| Makam in the Hindi language | ||
| माकम | makama | 30.77 |
| मकाम | makama | 30.77 |
| मकम | makama | 23.08 |
| माकाम | makama | 7.69 |
| मकमा | makama | 7.69 |
| Makam in the Russian language | ||
| Макам | makam | - |
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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 Makam
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