Makitu Surname

198,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Makitu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makitu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,0391:36,2334,485
Belgium141:821,18966,436
France141:4,744,480251,814
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Makitu (85) may also be a first name.

Makitu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makitu has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makitu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 198,900th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 3,468,608 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Makitu reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,039,322nd most numerous forename in the world. It is borne by 85 people.

This last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,039 people, or 1 in 36,233. Not including The DR Congo Makitu exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 1 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makitou92190/
Makhitu9221/
Makitui924/
Makaitu922/
Makuitu921/
Maskitou866/
Makeitup861/
Makutu836,118/
Maketu83923/
Macitu836/
Mokitu831/
Mekitu831/
Mahakitau8010/
Maskittou809/
Maiketu771,340/
Makuthu77898/
Makketu77201/
Makhutu7732/
Maikutu7710/
Mokitou776/
Matketu774/
Maukutu771/
Makuutu771/
Makutuu771/
Makethu771/
Mahaketu7165/
Makhuthu7164/
Makhethu718/
Mokhithu711/
Makueteu711/
Makeuteu711/
Machiteu711/
Mmaukutu711/
Mokutu67872/
Moukietou67812/
Moketu6761/
Meketu6711/
Makheatau671/
Mekutu671/
Mocitu671/
Makuetheu671/

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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 Makitu
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