Makire Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Makire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 50 | 1:163,074 | 22,562 |
| Tanzania | 29 | 1:1,825,573 | 47,638 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Solomon Islands | 15 | 1:38,669 | 7,565 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Makire (69) may also be a first name.
Makire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makire (Hindi: मकीरे, Marathi: मकीरे) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makire? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,551,568th most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. Makire is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Makire reside; 49 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 38 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Makire is also the 1,171,416th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 69 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 163,074. In Papua New Guinea Makire is most common in: Southern Highlands, where 66 percent reside, Bougainville, where 16 percent reside and Central, where 14 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 22 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makire Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makire in the Hindi language | ||
| मकीरे | makire | - |
| Makire in the Marathi language | ||
| मकीरे | makire | - |
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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 Makire
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