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 last name Makaou is found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makaou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 81,444th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,221,923 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makaou reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 343,796th most numerous first name globally, borne by 592 people.
It is most common in Niger, where it is held by 5,105 people, or 1 in 3,759. In Niger Makaou is mostly concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 82 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 8 percent are found and Diffa Region, where 4 percent are found. Besides Niger this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 14 percent are found and Benin, where 0 percent are found.
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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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