Makingu Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

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

Makingu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makingu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Makingu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makingu is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Makingu.

How Common Is The Last Name Makingu? popularity and diffusion

Makingu is the 2,220,661st most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname Makingu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makingu live; 85 percent live in Central Africa and 85 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 1,191,606. Aside from The DR Congo it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 14 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makingou931/
Makinu92926/
Makngu921/
Makienggu881/
Makengu86616/
Makinou8628/
Makinud861/
Machingu8065/
Makoinou801/
Makeangu801/
Mokinu7779/
Makenu7742/
Macinu779/
Maqungu71786/
Maqengu71144/
Maukenu7194/
Mokengu714/
Makkenu713/
Machinu713/
Maikenu712/
Macengu711/
Makgenu711/
Mocainu711/
Mokainu711/
Machengu6769/
Maiceanu6724/
Magqungu672/
Machinou672/
Mokhengu671/
Maqungus671/
Maqhengu671/
Mekengou671/
Makeuneu671/
Makenhou671/
Makemgou671/

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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 Makingu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis