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 last name Makinwa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Makinwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Makinwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 201,183rd most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,515,459 people. Makinwa is primarily found 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 frequent first name internationally It is held by 172 people.

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

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
  • 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