Makes Surname

849,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 322 people bear this surname

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

Makes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1211:67,3868,792
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Iran391:1,968,78370,616
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
India151:51,137,692512,385
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
England21:27,859,030389,889
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Makeš (144) are calculated separately.

Makes (1,633) may also be a first name.

Makes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makes (Hindi: मकेस) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Makeš. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makes is the 849,693rd most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,632,130 people. The last name Makes is primarily found in Oceania, where 38 percent of Makes are found; 38 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 38 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Makes is also the 190,867th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 1,633 people.

This surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 67,386. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Madang, where 28 percent live, Morobe, where 27 percent live and Enga, where 19 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Iran, where 12 percent live.

Makes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Makes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Makes last name grew 352 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Makes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Makes are 25.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 78.57% registered with the party.

The amount Makes earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 22.14% less than the national average, earning $33,595 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.29% less than the national average, earning $27,181 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makeš93144/
Makesh911,072/
Makese91718/
Mackes91586/
Meakes91323/
Makkes91145/
Makies91119/
Makhes9119/
Maikes9112/
Maukes919/
Makees916/
Mgakes914/
Maykes913/
Makeus911/
Makesz911/
Makeis911/
Magkes910/
Makhese83304/
Makesse8339/
Mashkes8316/
Makesch8314/
Makhesh8311/
MacKies836/
Makeshe836/
Maikese832/
Maukesh831/
Makhies831/
Makeise831/
Maikess831/
Maikies831/
Makkies831/
Makeesh831/
Maekees830/
MacKeys830/
Makis802,523/
Mekes80470/
Maces80443/
Mokes8071/
Makez8021/
Makys8017/
Maqes809/
Maikesse77107/
Makesova772/
Mashkets771/
MacKeihs771/
MacKhess771/
Maakestd771/
Makheish771/
Makheshe771/
Makise732,535/
Meckes731,689/
Maques73467/
Meekes73409/
Mekkes73359/
Maceas73315/
Mokese73261/
Maches73155/
Makish73100/
Mekies7385/
Macces7362/
Maikis7357/
Makios7343/
Mayces7343/
Maskys7343/
Makais7339/
Maqese7334/
Maykis7333/
Mckees7331/
Maqesh7329/
Makhis7327/
Moskes7324/
Makeez7320/
Makysh7319/
Maceis7317/
Makois7315/
Mekesh7313/
Mokesh7311/
MacKis738/
Maikys738/
Moukes737/
Mockes735/
Makyos734/
Mazkis733/
MacKys732/
Mekess732/
Makexh732/
Makkis732/
Maukis731/
Maakis731/
Mehkes731/
Mokkes731/
Makece731/
Mauces731/
Matkis731/
Maqeas731/
Makeić731/
Makysz731/
Makuis731/
Maices731/
Meaces731/
Moekes731/
Megkes731/
Maikez731/
Mackez731/
McKies730/
Makeshova71557/
Maiques67923/
Makaish67558/
Makishe67545/
Mokesch67238/
Maqease67212/
Moeckes67154/
Moukkes6799/
Maeques6777/
Makhish6758/
Meikies6754/
Maikish6753/
Maykish6742/
Maquest6729/
Masques6722/
Mackays6720/
Makaise6716/
Macques6712/
Meckies6710/
Maukeshova678/
Mökesch678/
MacHeas675/
Meakisz675/
Madkiss674/
Mekhies674/
Matques674/
Mekiess674/
Mayques674/
Mokhese674/
Makeych674/
MacKish673/
Makkays673/
Mokeshe672/
Maquess672/
Machess672/
Moukeas672/
Makeeshova671/
Makisch671/
Makkish671/
Makquez671/
Maaskis671/
Meekesh671/
Meekies671/
Mookesh671/
Mookies671/
Maqques671/
Mauques671/
Mauches671/
Maequis671/
Mackeiz671/
Mahakis671/
Maikech671/
Maikiss671/
Makkais671/
Makoist671/
Mcas671/
Maïques671/
Mokesse671/
Meitkes671/
Mekhesh671/
Mekheis671/
Machesh671/
Makhise671/
Moukies671/
Mockees671/
Mahques671/
Maqueus671/
Mackais671/
Meaques670/
Moukeus670/

Makes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makes in the Hindi language
मकेसmakesa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Makes
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