Makaou Surname
Approximately 5,964 people bear this surname
Makaou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 5,105 | 1:3,759 | 365 |
| Congo | 842 | 1:5,925 | 919 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Makaou (592) may also be a first name.
Makaou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makaou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makaou is held by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makaou? popularity and diffusion
Makaou is the 81,444th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,221,923 people. The surname Makaou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makaou live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Chadic Africa. Makaou is also the 343,796th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 592 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 5,105 people, or 1 in 3,759. In Niger it is most frequent in: Maradi Region, where 82 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 8 percent reside and Diffa Region, where 4 percent reside. Barring Niger this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 14 percent reside and Benin, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Makaou
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