Makeu Surname
Approximately 1,333 people bear this surname
Makeu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,092 | 1:19,019 | 2,604 |
| Papua New Guinea | 213 | 1:38,280 | 4,620 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Makeu (353) may also be a first name.
Makeu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makeu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makeu occurs most in Cameroon. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makeu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 287,894th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,467,026 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Makeu are found; 80 percent are found in Central Africa and 79 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Makeu is also the 463,770th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 353 people.
It is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 1,092 people, or 1 in 19,019. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: West Region, where 48 percent reside, Centre Region, where 23 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 21 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent reside and Nigeria, 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 Makeu
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