Makite Surname
Approximately 164 people bear this surname
Makite Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 121 | 1:381,652 | 21,791 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Makite (254) may also be a first name.
Makite Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makite Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makite is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makite? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,353,468th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. Makite is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Makite are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 559,024th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 254 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 381,652. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Makueni County, where 84 percent are found, Kitui County, where 7 percent are found and Machakos County, where 7 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Makite
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