Makinwa Surname

201,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Makinwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makinwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,9661:90,1036,281
England581:960,65648,451
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202

Makinwa (172) may also be a first name.

Makinwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makinwa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makinwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makinwa is the 201,183rd most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,515,459 people. The surname Makinwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Makinwa reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Makinwa is also the 696,764th most common given name globally, borne by 172 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,966 people, or 1 in 90,103. In Nigeria Makinwa is mostly found in: Ondo, where 39 percent are found, Osun, where 25 percent are found and Lagos, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Makinwa Last Name Statistics demography

Makinwa earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.21% less than the national average, earning $27,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makinnwa932/
Mmakinwa931/
Makimwa8649/
Mokinwa863/
Makenwa861/
Makimwai801/
Mcinwa7710/
Makemwa713/
Mocinwa712/
Makenwe711/
Makenwo711/
Makinbe711/
Maikemwa671/
Maikinbi671/
Majkimba671/

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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 Makinwa
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