Makemu Surname
Approximately 337 people bear this surname
Makemu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 280 | 1:263,856 | 24,810 |
| Kenya | 51 | 1:905,488 | 33,171 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Makemu (25) may also be a first name.
Makemu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makemu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makemu occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makemu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 823,466th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 21,624,765 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makemu live; 83 percent live in Central Africa and 83 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 25 people.
Makemu is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 280 people, or 1 in 263,856. Excluding The DR Congo this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 15 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makemau | 92 | 2 | / |
| Makemud | 92 | 1 | / |
| MacKemus | 86 | 2 | / |
| Makemheu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makemgou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makehemu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makamu | 83 | 12,433 | / |
| Makomu | 83 | 395 | / |
| Makimu | 83 | 129 | / |
| Mekemu | 83 | 47 | / |
| Mokemu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Makhomu | 77 | 449 | / |
| Machemu | 77 | 357 | / |
| Maekamu | 77 | 18 | / |
| Makhamu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Makimou | 77 | 8 | / |
| Maikamu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Makamau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Makamui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makaimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maikomu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makcimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moukemou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Meakaimu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Makkimuh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maceamou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makismus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokomu | 67 | 93 | / |
| Mekamu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Maqamu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Macamu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Makimouha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mokamu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mocamu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meikeumou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekomu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokimu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Makemu
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