Makassy Surname
Approximately 321 people bear this surname
Makassy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 308 | 1:171,888 | 15,065 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Makassy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makassy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makassy is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Makassy click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makassy? popularity and diffusion
The last name Makassy is the 851,613th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 22,702,635 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Makassy live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 308 people, or 1 in 171,888. In Tanzania Makassy is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 45 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 42 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 3 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Makassy occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent are found and Yemen, where 2 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
- 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 Makassy
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