Makiu Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Makiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea841:97,06813,033
Kenya481:962,08134,106
Japan451:2,840,98432,386
Solomon Islands211:27,6205,477
Colombia181:2,654,11513,778
Sierra Leone161:443,102516
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
England11:55,718,059489,080
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Makiu (34) may also be a first name.

Makiu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makiu (Hindi: मैकू) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makiu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,009,375th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. The surname Makiu occurs mostly in Oceania, where 42 percent of Makiu reside; 42 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 33 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,775,424th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 34 people.

The surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 97,068. In Papua New Guinea Makiu is most prevalent in: Chimbu, where 92 percent live, East New Britain, where 4 percent live and Bougainville, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 19 percent live and Japan, where 18 percent live.

Makiu Last Name Statistics demography

Makiu earn marginally less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 4.54% less than the national average, earning $21,672,800 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makiou9163/
Makiju9130/
Makieu9125/
Makhiu9121/
Mackiu918/
Makiud912/
Makiua911/
Maikiu911/
Makkiou832/
Makihou831/
Makiaou831/
Makgiui831/
Makkius831/
Maukieu831/
Makhiua831/
Madkius831/
Mackieu831/
Makhiju831/
Mokiu8036/
Mekiu8023/
Maqiu8015/
Makyu8013/
Maikiaou776/
Maikaiyu771/
Makuyu73576/
Makoju73168/
Machiu73134/
Maquiu7336/
Makyou7331/
Mekieu7322/
Makjui7310/
Maikyu735/
Maiqiu735/
Makuju732/
Makjuy732/
Makeou731/
Mokiou731/
Mokoiu731/
Makoyu731/
Makeyu731/
Makyuj731/
Makjau731/
Maqiou731/
Mauqiu730/
Maquiud6751/
Makauyu6729/
Macchiu6715/
Masquiu6712/
Makkoju675/
Maikyua674/
Maikyuj673/
Maikyou672/
Mackyou671/
Macagiu671/
Makeyou671/
Makoyou671/
Mokiaou671/
Maskyut671/
Makhuyu671/

Makiu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makiu in the Hindi language
मैकूmaiku-

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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 Makiu
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