Makau Surname
Approximately 50,282 people bear this surname
Makau Surname Definition:
Makau is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: one with many hoes for cultivating.
Makau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 38,832 | 1:1,189 | 193 |
| Nigeria | 4,023 | 1:44,033 | 3,439 |
| South Africa | 3,453 | 1:15,690 | 1,987 |
| Tanzania | 1,493 | 1:35,460 | 4,143 |
| DR Congo | 773 | 1:95,575 | 10,806 |
| Lesotho | 674 | 1:3,016 | 497 |
| Papua New Guinea | 310 | 1:26,302 | 2,938 |
| Indonesia | 176 | 1:751,416 | 57,642 |
| United States | 92 | 1:3,939,771 | 214,590 |
| Solomon Islands | 91 | 1:6,374 | 933 |
| Botswana | 61 | 1:35,851 | 7,015 |
| Malaysia | 47 | 1:627,537 | 30,158 |
| Zimbabwe | 44 | 1:350,869 | 33,247 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Niger | 24 | 1:799,667 | 18,510 |
| Russia | 22 | 1:6,551,048 | 261,263 |
| Zambia | 20 | 1:792,496 | 27,807 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Makau (16,072) may also be a first name.
Makau Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Makau is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: one with many hoes for cultivating.
Makau Demographics
Makau Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Makau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makau (Hindi: मकाऊ, Marathi: माकौ, Russian: Макау) occurs most in Kenya. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makau? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makau is the 11,169th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 144,933 people. The last name Makau occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Makau are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 44,282nd most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 16,072 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 38,832 people, or 1 in 1,189. In Kenya Makau is mostly found in: Machakos County, where 30 percent live, Makueni County, where 21 percent live and Kitui County, where 18 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in 47 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.
Makau Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (99%) in Kenya and Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Makau surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Makau earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 39.29% less than the national average, earning R 144,264 per year and in United States they earn 13.74% less than the national average, earning $37,221 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makau in the Marathi language | ||
| माकौ | makau | 75 |
| मकाऊ | maka'u | 12.5 |
| मकउ | maka'u | 12.5 |
| Makau in the Hindi language | ||
| मकाऊ | maka'u | 44.44 |
| मकाउ | maka'u | 29.63 |
| मकऊ | maka'u | 22.22 |
| माकौ | makau | 3.7 |
| Makau in the Russian language | ||
| Макау | makau | - |
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Footnotes
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