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
Average Makamu Salary in
South Africa
R 145,020
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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 can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Makamu.
How Common Is The Last Name Makamu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makamu is the 41,996th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 586,145 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makamu are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Makamu is also the 458,188th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 361 people.
This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 9,496 people, or 1 in 5,705. In South Africa Makamu is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 41 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 26 percent are found and Gauteng, where 24 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found.
Makamu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly 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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