Makemo Surname

818,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Makemo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makemo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2141:247,39119,981
Kenya701:659,71329,380
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Makemo (13) may also be a first name.

Makemo Last Name Facts

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

Makemo is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Makemo.

How Common Is The Last Name Makemo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 818,364th most frequent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 21,433,959 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makemo live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 13 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 247,391. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mara Region, where 41 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 32 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 19 percent live. Not including Tanzania it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 21 percent live and The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makemgo922/
Makeumo922/
Makiemo921/
Makeamo921/
Mauskemo8630/
Makemgou861/
Makamo836,401/
Makomo832,727/
Mokemo831,698/
Makema83772/
Makimo8363/
Mekemo834/
Macemo832/
Makhema771,176/
Makhomo77323/
Maikomo77172/
Mokiemo7780/
Makhamo7771/
Makimot7751/
Makgema7743/
Machemo7723/
Maikamo7711/
Makimou778/
Meakomo775/
Makamoi773/
Makoema772/
Makemau772/
Makamoy772/
Makaema772/
Maikimo772/
Mokhemo772/
Mahkomo771/
Makamoo771/
Makiema771/
Mekemmo771/
Makemga771/
Makemma771/
Makhimo771/
Mcamo731/
MacChemo718/
Makimoth715/
Moukemou714/
Mackemat711/
Makhoema711/
Makkimoi711/
Makemheu711/
Maquemot711/
Maceamou711/
Makkemma711/
Macamo67150,455/
Makama6727,797/
Makoma674,803/
Makima671,309/
Macomo67206/
Mokema67164/
Mekimo6740/
Macimo6723/
Mekomo6722/
Macema6720/
Maqamo6712/
Mekema677/
Mekamo673/
Maqomo672/
MacHkimos672/
Meikeumou671/
McKema671/

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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 Makemo
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