Makelin Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Makelin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makelin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Mäkelin (67) are calculated separately.

Makelin (27) may also be a first name.

Makelin Last Name Facts

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

Makelin (Russian: Макелин) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Mäkelin. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makelin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,274,477th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Makelin is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Makelin live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 27 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States Makelin is mostly concentrated in: Nebraska, where 77 percent reside, California, where 18 percent reside and Iowa, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 11 percent reside and Malaysia, where 6 percent reside.

Makelin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Makelin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Makelin last name expanded 244 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Makelin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Makelin surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Makelin earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $39,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Makelin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makelin in the Russian language
Макелинmakelin-

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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 Makelin
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