Makeham Surname

490,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 676 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Makeham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makeham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia5511:48,9946,105
England781:714,33440,171
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1101:221,59416,923
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Makeham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makeham is more commonly found in Australia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Makeham.

How Common Is The Last Name Makeham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 490,085th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 10,780,393 people. Makeham is predominantly found in Oceania, where 85 percent of Makeham are found; 85 percent are found in Australasia and 85 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is held by 551 people, or 1 in 48,994. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: New South Wales, where 53 percent are found, Victoria, where 39 percent are found and Queensland, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Australia Makeham is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent are found and New Zealand, where 3 percent are found.

Makeham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Makeham has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Makeham last name contracted 29 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 144 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Makeham Last Name Statistics demography

Makeham earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.98% less than the national average, earning $31,075 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makhaim864/
Makeeam863/
Makchiam8066/
Maikhiam801/
Makhiame801/
Macheham801/
Makhijam801/
Makiam77223/
Makyam7732/
Makeem7714/
Makaum777/
Makiem771/
Makjam771/
Maqeam771/
Makeum771/
Makyem771/
Makaim771/
Makeim771/
Makkhayom751/
Makhoum71122/
Makoyam7140/
Makowem7133/
MacKiem712/
Makeume712/
Makejim711/
Makjiam711/
Makjaim711/
Makiyam711/
Makayam711/
Makheem711/
Makhoem711/
Maikyam711/
Maakyam711/
Meakeim711/
Makiame711/
Machiam711/
Makhiem711/
Makayem711/
Makouem711/
Meacheam6795/
Makouyem672/
Makaioum671/
Makaayom671/
Makoyame671/
Makouyam671/
Makeuyom671/
Makaihim671/
Meakeime671/
Maucheam670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Makeham
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