Makhau Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Makhau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 5 | 1:406,512 | 17,363 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Makhau (89) may also be a first name.
Makhau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makhau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makhau (Hindi: मखाऊ) occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makhau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most common family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Makhau occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Makhau live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,011,231st most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 89 people.
The surname Makhau is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 406,512. In Lesotho Makhau is most numerous in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 100 percent live. Besides Lesotho this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent live and South Africa, where 22 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makhau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makhau in the Hindi language | ||
| मखाऊ | makha'u | 47.06 |
| मखऊ | makha'u | 35.29 |
| मखउ | makha'u | 11.76 |
| मखाउ | makha'u | 5.88 |
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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 Makhau
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