Makawo Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Makawo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 60 | 1:319,867 | 9,444 |
| Nigeria | 50 | 1:3,542,855 | 104,248 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
Makawo (40) may also be a first name.
Makawo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makawo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makawo occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makawo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Makawo is the 1,596,935th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. The surname Makawo is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Makawo are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 40 people.
It is most widely held in Niger, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 319,867. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Zinder Region, where 48 percent live, Agadez Region, where 35 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 12 percent live. Aside from Niger this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 39 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 8 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
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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 Makawo
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