Maki Surname
Approximately 109,897 people bear this surname
Maki Surname Definition:
(Finnish) One who lived on, or near, a hill.
Maki Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 50,830 | 1:2,515 | 431 |
| Sudan | 18,760 | 1:1,999 | 285 |
| United States | 12,347 | 1:29,356 | 3,639 |
| South Africa | 3,675 | 1:14,742 | 1,858 |
| Iran | 3,109 | 1:24,697 | 3,106 |
| DR Congo | 2,237 | 1:33,026 | 4,116 |
| Chad | 2,215 | 1:6,136 | 908 |
| Indonesia | 2,052 | 1:64,449 | 7,015 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2,033 | 1:4,011 | 215 |
| Canada | 1,847 | 1:19,949 | 2,770 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,153 | 1:26,761 | 3,711 |
| Pakistan | 1,039 | 1:171,938 | 4,437 |
| Egypt | 915 | 1:100,476 | 8,511 |
| Philippines | 690 | 1:146,722 | 24,581 |
| India | 620 | 1:1,237,202 | 49,284 |
| Nigeria | 614 | 1:288,506 | 16,217 |
| Brazil | 563 | 1:380,239 | 14,527 |
| Bahrain | 500 | 1:2,697 | 427 |
| Tanzania | 464 | 1:114,098 | 10,974 |
| Vanuatu | 433 | 1:608 | 126 |
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| Niger | 344 | 1:55,791 | 2,722 |
| Somalia | 343 | 1:39,219 | 1,895 |
| Kenya | 302 | 1:152,914 | 12,145 |
| Thailand | 183 | 1:386,002 | 67,749 |
| Fiji | 157 | 1:5,697 | 1,113 |
| Benin | 146 | 1:70,792 | 8,548 |
| Iraq | 131 | 1:267,341 | 5,559 |
| Russia | 125 | 1:1,152,984 | 85,410 |
| Cameroon | 118 | 1:176,009 | 18,652 |
| Hong Kong | 112 | 1:65,495 | 1,203 |
| Romania | 110 | 1:182,526 | 18,607 |
| Afghanistan | 104 | 1:309,165 | 4,852 |
| England | 101 | 1:551,664 | 33,983 |
| Qatar | 75 | 1:31,440 | 3,355 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| Greece | 64 | 1:173,122 | 27,971 |
| United Arab Emirates | 62 | 1:147,779 | 11,595 |
| Australia | 57 | 1:473,609 | 36,415 |
| Lesotho | 43 | 1:47,269 | 7,569 |
| New Zealand | 42 | 1:107,817 | 14,061 |
| Solomon Islands | 41 | 1:14,147 | 2,649 |
| France | 36 | 1:1,845,076 | 161,051 |
| Malaysia | 36 | 1:819,284 | 37,745 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Sweden | 32 | 1:307,711 | 21,451 |
| Kazakhstan | 29 | 1:609,741 | 42,435 |
| Uganda | 28 | 1:1,394,260 | 52,673 |
| Taiwan | 26 | 1:901,721 | 6,312 |
| Zambia | 25 | 1:633,997 | 25,256 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Mexico | 22 | 1:5,642,100 | 30,806 |
| Cyprus | 21 | 1:42,137 | 4,231 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Finland | 16 | 1:343,544 | 24,270 |
| Cook Islands | 14 | 1:1,298 | 323 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Algeria | 11 | 1:3,511,959 | 46,373 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| Peru | 11 | 1:2,889,466 | 28,985 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| Mauritania | 10 | 1:409,486 | 16,302 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Djibouti | 9 | 1:101,659 | 734 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Tunisia | 8 | 1:76,328 | 12,820 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 1:707,280 | 14,781 |
| Oman | 5 | 1:737,594 | 6,889 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
The alternate forms: Mäki (6,875) are calculated separately.
Maki (84,703) may also be a first name.
Maki Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Finnish) One who lived on, or near, a hill.
Maki Demographics
Maki Political Affiliation
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Maki Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maki Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maki (Arabic: ماكي, Bengali: মাকি, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻛﻲ, Hindi: मकी, Marathi: माकी, Oriya: ମାକି, Russian: Маки, Tibetan: མ་སྐྱིད་།) is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Mäki. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maki? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,161st most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 66,313 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Maki reside; 46 percent reside in East Asia and 46 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Maki is also the 11,795th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 84,703 people.
The surname Maki is most commonly held in Japan, where it is carried by 50,830 people, or 1 in 2,515. In Japan it is most common in: Aichi Prefecture, where 15 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Not including Japan it is found in 122 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.
Maki Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (60%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (73%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Maki surname are 7.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.97% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Maki earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.26% less than the national average, earning R 120,588 per year; in United States they earn 2.81% more than the national average, earning $44,362 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.96% less than the national average, earning $49,204 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maki Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maki in the Tibetan language | ||
| མ་སྐྱིད་། | makyi | - |
| Maki in the Bengali language | ||
| মাকি | maki | - |
| Maki in the Hindi language | ||
| मकी | maki | 78.44 |
| माकी | maki | 16.51 |
| मक्ी | maki | 2.29 |
| मकि | maki | 0.92 |
| मैकी | maiki | 0.46 |
| मफी | maphi | 0.46 |
| Maki in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାକି | maki | 78.15 |
| ମାକୀ | maki | 13.08 |
| ମକି | maki | 7.95 |
| ମକୀ | maki | 0.66 |
| େମକି | emaki | 0.17 |
| Maki in the Marathi language | ||
| माकी | maki | 68.97 |
| मकी | maki | 29.89 |
| मँकी | mamki | 1.15 |
| Maki in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﻛﻲ | maky | 42.86 |
| ﻣﺎﻛﻰ | maky | 21.43 |
| ﻣﻜﻲ | mky | 14.29 |
| ﺃﻣﺎﻛﻲ | amaky | 7.14 |
| ﺃﻣﺎﻙ | amak | 7.14 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﻜﻲ | almky | 7.14 |
| Maki in the Russian language | ||
| Маки | maki | - |
| Maki in the Arabic language | ||
| ماكي | maky | - |
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