Makesen Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Makesen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 137 | 1:386,435 | 27,768 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Makesen (16) may also be a first name.
Makesen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makesen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makesen is most common in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makesen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Makesen is the 1,484,726th most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makesen live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Makesen is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 16 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 386,435. In Tanzania Makesen is most common in: Manyara Region, where 62 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 38 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Makesen is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Makesen
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