Makasu Surname

188,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Makasu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makasu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,6471:10,3941,611
DR Congo4651:158,88116,459
Zimbabwe341:454,06638,992
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Zambia211:754,75827,278
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Makasu (110) may also be a first name.

Makasu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makasu (Hindi: मकसू, Marathi: मकासु, Oriya: ମକସୁ) occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makasu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 188,361st most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,246,123 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makasu reside; 77 percent reside in Southern Africa and 77 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 895,203rd most widespread first name in the world It is held by 110 people.

The last name Makasu is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,647 people, or 1 in 10,394. Outside of Malawi this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

Makasu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Makasu surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Makasu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makasu in the Oriya language
ମକସୁmakasu-
Makasu in the Marathi language
मकासुmakasu-
Makasu in the Hindi language
मकसूmakasu40
मकसुmakasu40
मकसूदmakasuda20

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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 Makasu
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