Makendo Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Makendo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makendo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2111:218,86215,584
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Makendo (29) may also be a first name.

Makendo Last Name Facts

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

Makendo is found most in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makendo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 940,398th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 26,120,236 people. The surname Makendo is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makendo live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 45 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 29 people.

This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 211 people, or 1 in 218,862. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 56 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 30 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 4 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and Tanzania, where 5 percent reside.

Makendo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacKendo931/
Makenda86890/
Makindo86466/
Macendo86162/
Mokendo868/
Mekendo861/
Makuenda80214/
Makindou8059/
Makendas803/
Makindoh801/
Makoenda801/
Machendo801/
Maskindo801/
Makendeu801/
Makyondo801/
Makaenda801/
Mcando771/
Moukendou754/
Mackendaz751/
Makkuenda751/
Mackendas751/
Makinda715,506/
Macindo71238/
Mokindo71180/
Mokenda71156/
Macenda71108/
Mekenda7123/
Makimdo715/
Mouckendou714/
Makemda713/
Makhnda712/
Maqindoh678/
Makionda674/
Machindo673/
Machenda673/
Mokoenda671/
Moukenda671/
Maikinda671/
Maquindo671/
Moquendo671/
MacIndoo671/

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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 Makendo
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