Makatu Surname

121,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Makatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,8341:19,1172,413
Tanzania3041:174,15015,221
Uganda2601:150,15113,303
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Kenya1021:452,74423,898
Lesotho841:24,1974,874
Indonesia441:3,005,664168,399
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
England51:11,143,612252,590
Botswana41:546,73222,624
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Makatu (371) may also be a first name.

Makatu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makatu (Bengali: মাকতু, Hindi: मकतू, Marathi: माकतू, Oriya: ମାକତୁ) is most common in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Makatu.

How Common Is The Last Name Makatu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 121,304th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,929,964 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Makatu reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 450,877th most common first name internationally, held by 371 people.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,834 people, or 1 in 19,117. In South Africa Makatu is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 61 percent live, Gauteng, where 25 percent live and Free State, where 7 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 8 percent live and Uganda, where 7 percent live.

Makatu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Makatu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.52% less than the national average, earning R 157,980 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makatuu9258/
Makhatu9245/
Makaatu9226/
Makgatu9219/
Maikatu9217/
Makathu929/
Makattu926/
Makatou926/
Makatau922/
Makaitu922/
Makatut921/
Makkatu921/
Makastu921/
Maskatu921/
Maakatu921/
Makadtu921/
Makatus921/
Makhathu86306/
Makgathu8650/
Makkattu8610/
Maketu83923/
Mokatu8329/
Makotu834/
Macatu832/
Mekatu832/
Maqatu831/
Makheatau801/
Maikkattu801/
Maikathus801/
Mahakatud801/
Maiketu771,340/
Mokhatu771,326/
Mokautu77279/
Makketu77201/
Maccatu7730/
Mokaetu7728/
Maikotu775/
Makoteu773/
Mokgatu772/
Mehkatu772/
Macadtu771/
Makuitu771/
Maqathu771/
MacAtus771/
Makethu771/
Makouteu7197/
Mahaketu7165/
Motkattu7158/
Mekkattu7116/
Makgothu7110/
Makhethu718/
Mokgathu716/
Makoutou715/
Mokhathu714/
Magqathu712/
Mokattou711/
Makhothu711/
Makeuteu711/
Makeitup711/
Maqhathu711/
Makhatoo711/
Mokhatau711/
Moukatou711/
Moketu6761/
Makkoutou6716/
Meketu6711/
Mokotu673/
Mouskatou672/
Mocatu671/
Maqotu671/
Makoutheu671/

Makatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makatu in the Bengali language
মাকতুmakatu-
Makatu in the Hindi language
मकतूmakatu-
Makatu in the Oriya language
ମାକତୁmakatu50
ମକତୁmakatu50
Makatu in the Marathi language
माकतूmakatu30
मकटूmakatu30
मकटुmakatu20
माकतुmakatu10
मकतुmakatu10

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Makatu
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