Makindu Surname

306,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Makindu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Makindu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo8961:82,4559,492
Kenya3101:148,96711,865
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
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Makindu (53) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Makindu Demographics

Makindu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Makindu Last Name Facts

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

Makindu is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makindu? popularity and diffusion

Makindu is the 306,799th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,915,216 people. The last name Makindu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makindu live; 73 percent live in Central Africa and 73 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Makindu is also the 1,366,219th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 53 people.

The last name Makindu is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 896 people, or 1 in 82,455. Excluding The DR Congo it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Makindu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makindou9359/
Makendu8657/
Mekindu861/
Machindu803/
Maikendu801/
Maquindu801/
Makendeu801/
Mcandu772/
Maquindus751/
Mekendu7116/
Maqundu712/
Machendu671/
Moukendou634/
Mouckendou594/
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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 Makindu
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