Make Surname
Approximately 6,190 people bear this surname
Make Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,327 | 1:55,674 | 6,673 |
| South Africa | 1,004 | 1:53,962 | 6,864 |
| India | 898 | 1:854,193 | 37,632 |
| Thailand | 586 | 1:120,543 | 18,066 |
| Papua New Guinea | 429 | 1:19,006 | 1,946 |
| Cameroon | 334 | 1:62,183 | 7,947 |
| Zimbabwe | 270 | 1:57,179 | 8,669 |
| Indonesia | 188 | 1:703,453 | 54,601 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| French Polynesia | 123 | 1:2,283 | 462 |
| United States | 118 | 1:3,071,686 | 178,560 |
| France | 72 | 1:922,538 | 106,020 |
| Kenya | 65 | 1:710,460 | 30,267 |
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| China | 44 | 1:31,075,490 | 1,656 |
| Ivory Coast | 40 | 1:576,781 | 17,373 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Solomon Islands | 31 | 1:18,711 | 3,619 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Philippines | 25 | 1:4,049,529 | 157,830 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Lesotho | 17 | 1:119,562 | 11,827 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Latvia | 15 | 1:136,670 | 19,278 |
| Afghanistan | 15 | 1:2,143,546 | 15,005 |
| Iran | 15 | 1:5,118,835 | 123,814 |
| Mauritania | 13 | 1:314,989 | 13,616 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Albania | 6 | 1:485,676 | 18,535 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 20 | 1:1,218,768 | 44,985 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 48 | 1:1,046,223 | 61,047 |
The alternate forms: Mäke (64) & Maké (3) are calculated separately.
Make (5,282) may also be a first name.
Make Demographics
Make Religious Adherence
in Kazakhstan
Religious Adherence
in Kazakhstan
Make Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Make Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Make (Arabic: ماكه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺎﻙ, Hindi: मके, Marathi: माके, Oriya: ମାେକ, Tibetan: མེག་) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Mäke or Maké. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Make? popularity and diffusion
It is the 78,877th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,177,310 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Make are found; 24 percent are found in Central Africa and 24 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Make is also the 92,960th most commonly held given name on earth, held by 5,282 people.
The last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,327 people, or 1 in 55,674. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name exists in 95 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 16 percent are found and India, where 15 percent are found.
Make Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Make has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Make last name grew 246 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Make Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Make last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the party.
The amount Make earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 49.97% less than the national average, earning R 118,884 per year and in United States they earn 23.33% less than the national average, earning $33,081 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Make Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Make in the Tibetan language | ||
| མེག་ | mek | - |
| Make in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାେକ | maeka | 80 |
| େମକ | emaka | 10 |
| ମାକି | maki | 10 |
| Make in the Marathi language | ||
| माके | make | 60.26 |
| मके | make | 38.46 |
| Make in the Hindi language | ||
| मके | make | 50 |
| माके | make | 40 |
| मक्की | makki | 10 |
| Make in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺎﻙ | amak | 25 |
| ﻣﺎﻛﻪ | makh | 25 |
| ﻣﺎﻙ | mak | 25 |
| ﺍﻣﺎﻛﻲ | amaky | 8.33 |
| ﺍﻣﺎﻛﻪ | amakh | 8.33 |
| ﻣﺎﻛﻰ | maky | 8.33 |
| Make in the Arabic language | ||
| ماكه | makh | - |
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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 Make
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