Makinde Surname

12,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Makinde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makinde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria44,9531:3,941520
England4431:125,77412,588
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
United States3201:1,132,68481,515
Benin481:215,32519,968
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Canada401:921,14070,350
Ireland331:142,6956,688
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Iceland81:47,5113,734
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Wales61:515,75523,171
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France21:33,211,361423,184
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Makinde (2,549) may also be a first name.

Makinde Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makinde (Russian: Макинде) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makinde? popularity and diffusion

The last name Makinde is the 12,115th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 157,140 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Makinde live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Makinde is also the 145,946th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 2,549 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 44,953 people, or 1 in 3,941. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 22 percent reside, Lagos, where 20 percent reside and Osun, where 18 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Makinde occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Ghana, where 1 percent reside.

Makinde Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (76%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Makinde last name are 39.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.86% registered with the political party.

The amount Makinde earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.03% more than the national average, earning R 442,080 per year; in United States they earn 14.94% more than the national average, earning $49,597 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.9% more than the national average, earning $59,571 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Makinde Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makinde in the Russian language
Макиндеmakinde-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Makinde
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