Makamu Surname

41,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Makamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9,4961:5,705721
DR Congo8141:90,76110,309
Zimbabwe6421:24,0473,635
Kenya6121:75,4577,047
Malawi5231:32,7334,882
Zambia2761:57,4275,247
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States71:51,779,848968,877
India51:153,413,076951,030
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
France21:33,211,361423,184
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Makamu (361) may also be a first name.

Makamu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makamu occurs most in South Africa. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makamu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 41,996th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 586,145 people. The last name Makamu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makamu live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Makamu is also the 458,188th most widely held forename on earth It is held by 361 people.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 9,496 people, or 1 in 5,705. In South Africa Makamu is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 41 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 26 percent reside and Gauteng, where 24 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside.

Makamu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Makamu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.97% less than the national average, earning R 145,020 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maekamu9218/
Makhamu9211/
Makamus923/
Maikamu923/
Makamgu922/
Makamau922/
Makamou921/
Makasmu921/
Makaimu921/
Makamui921/
Makamgou8611/
Meakaimu863/
Maikamou862/
Makomu83395/
Makemu83337/
Mekamu8318/
Maqamu8316/
Macamu836/
Mokamu833/
Makkhamut804/
Mahakamud801/
Mackamoud801/
Makhomu77449/
Macamus77239/
Moikamu7714/
Mekamou775/
Mokhamu773/
Maqhamu772/
Makemau772/
Makamoo771/
Maikomu771/
Makomud770/
MacAmaux7126/
Meukameu7118/
Makoumou717/
Moukamou711/
Maceamou711/
Makemheu711/
Mokomu6793/
Mekemu6747/
Mokemu674/
Mocamu672/
Moukhamou671/
Mekomu671/

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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 Makamu
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