Makinta Surname

67,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Makinta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makinta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,4841:50,8453,898
South Africa2,3021:23,5352,989
Niger1,2661:15,1601,016
Papua New Guinea1441:56,6237,213
Cameroon981:211,92921,585
Philippines331:3,067,825142,207
England101:5,571,806158,774
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Makinta (3,924) may also be a first name.

Makinta Last Name Facts

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

Makinta (Russian: Макинта) is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Makinta click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makinta? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 67,694th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 991,773 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Makinta live; 66 percent live in West Africa and 47 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Makinta is also the 111,786th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 3,924 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,484 people, or 1 in 50,845. In Nigeria Makinta is most frequent in: Borno, where 54 percent reside, Yobe, where 42 percent reside and Lagos, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 31 percent reside and Niger, where 17 percent reside.

Makinta Last Name Statistics demography

Makinta earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.02% less than the national average, earning R 163,932 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Makinta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makinta in the Russian language
Макинтаmakinta-

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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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  • 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 Makinta
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