Makamu Surname
Approximately 12,433 people bear this surname
Makamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 9,496 | 1:5,705 | 721 |
| DR Congo | 814 | 1:90,761 | 10,309 |
| Zimbabwe | 642 | 1:24,047 | 3,635 |
| Kenya | 612 | 1:75,457 | 7,047 |
| Malawi | 523 | 1:32,733 | 4,882 |
| Zambia | 276 | 1:57,427 | 5,247 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Makamu (361) may also be a first name.
Makamu Demographics
Makamu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maekamu | 92 | 18 | / |
| Makhamu | 92 | 11 | / |
| Makamus | 92 | 3 | / |
| Maikamu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Makamgu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Makamau | 92 | 2 | / |
| Makamou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Makasmu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Makaimu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Makamui | 92 | 1 | / |
| Makamgou | 86 | 11 | / |
| Meakaimu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Maikamou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Makomu | 83 | 395 | / |
| Makemu | 83 | 337 | / |
| Mekamu | 83 | 18 | / |
| Maqamu | 83 | 16 | / |
| Macamu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mokamu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Makkhamut | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mahakamud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mackamoud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makhomu | 77 | 449 | / |
| Macamus | 77 | 239 | / |
| Moikamu | 77 | 14 | / |
| Mekamou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mokhamu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Maqhamu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Makemau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Makamoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maikomu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makomud | 77 | 0 | / |
| MacAmaux | 71 | 26 | / |
| Meukameu | 71 | 18 | / |
| Makoumou | 71 | 7 | / |
| Moukamou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maceamou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makemheu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokomu | 67 | 93 | / |
| Mekemu | 67 | 47 | / |
| Mokemu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mocamu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moukhamou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekomu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Makamu
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