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
Makhau (Hindi: मखाऊ) occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Makhau click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makhau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is mostly found 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 used first name throughout the world, held by 89 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 406,512. In Lesotho Makhau is primarily concentrated in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 100 percent reside. Barring Lesotho it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 22 percent reside and South Africa, where 22 percent reside.
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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