Makind Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Makind Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makind Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Makind Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Makind Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Makind (Marathi: मािंकद) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makind? popularity and diffusion

Makind is the 5,057,639th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Makind live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Makind is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Makind is mostly found in: Ogun, where 33 percent reside, Osun, where 33 percent reside and Oyo, where 25 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Makind occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 7 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maskind921/
Maykind921/
Makend832/
Makint831/
Mokind831/
MacKend7718/
Machind777/
Makuend774/
Makuund774/
Mekindt771/
Motkind771/
Mooiekind672/
Mekend671/
Makent671/
McKeand621,008/
Makente6225/
MacKent626/
Moukend624/
Mokoend622/
Magkent621/
Moikend621/
Machend621/
Maquinte571/
McInt555/
McAnt550/
Maqueendz531/
MacKentsh530/
MacKenthe530/
McCant50417/
Macent504/
Mokent501/
MacNgy501/
McKent500/

Makind Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makind in the Marathi language
मािंकदmainkada-

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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 Makind
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