Makamo Surname
Approximately 6,401 people bear this surname
Makamo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2,997 | 1:18,077 | 2,278 |
| Malawi | 2,327 | 1:7,357 | 1,078 |
| Zambia | 750 | 1:21,133 | 2,315 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Papua New Guinea | 86 | 1:94,811 | 12,690 |
| Zimbabwe | 48 | 1:321,630 | 31,533 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Lesotho | 14 | 1:145,183 | 12,726 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Makamo (66) may also be a first name.
Makamo Demographics
Average Makamo Salary in
South Africa
R 213,912
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Makamo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makamo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makamo is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makamo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 76,539th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,138,501 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Makamo reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Makamo is also the 1,201,840th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 66 people.
The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,997 people, or 1 in 18,077. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Mpumalanga, where 50 percent live, Gauteng, where 30 percent live and Limpopo, where 12 percent live. Excluding South Africa it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 36 percent live and Zambia, where 12 percent live.
Makamo Last Name Statistics demography
Makamo earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.98% less than the national average, earning R 213,912 per year.
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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 Makamo
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