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 occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Makassy? popularity and diffusion
It is the 851,613th most commonly used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 22,702,635 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Makassy reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 308 people, or 1 in 171,888. In Tanzania Makassy is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 45 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 42 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 3 percent live. Not including Tanzania Makassy occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 2 percent live and Yemen, where 2 percent live.
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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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