Makant Surname

731,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Wales

Makant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3461:2,216,95273,627
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England141:3,979,861125,553
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Wales41:773,63329,106
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Makant (972) may also be a first name.

Makant Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makant (Hindi: माकांत, Marathi: मकंत) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makant? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 731,961st most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 18,402,894 people. The surname Makant occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Makant reside; 87 percent reside in South Asia and 87 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 258,519th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 972 people.

The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 346 people, or 1 in 2,216,952. In India Makant is mostly found in: Gujarat, where 98 percent reside, Haryana, where 1 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 1 percent reside. Aside from India Makant is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Makant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Makant has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Makant surname expanded 380 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Makant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Makant are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Makant earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.5% less than the national average, earning $39,482 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Makant Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makant in the Hindi language
माकांतmakanta54.55
माकान्तmakanta31.82
मकांतmakanta9.09
मकन्तmakanta4.55
Makant in the Marathi language
मकंतmakanta50
माकांतmakanta33.33
उमाकांतumakanta16.67

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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 Makant
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