Mako Surname
Approximately 15,752 people bear this surname
Mako Surname Definition:
Mako is a surname of the Various tribe, meaning: mark (Biblical).
Mako Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,387 | 1:30,951 | 3,871 |
| Indonesia | 1,714 | 1:77,158 | 8,232 |
| South Africa | 1,557 | 1:34,796 | 4,458 |
| Kenya | 1,087 | 1:42,484 | 4,427 |
| Nigeria | 1,035 | 1:171,152 | 10,595 |
| Papua New Guinea | 949 | 1:8,592 | 662 |
| United States | 829 | 1:437,224 | 37,617 |
| Pakistan | 739 | 1:241,737 | 5,514 |
| Romania | 634 | 1:31,669 | 4,033 |
| Zimbabwe | 532 | 1:29,019 | 4,458 |
| Slovakia | 356 | 1:14,990 | 2,120 |
| Cameroon | 346 | 1:60,026 | 7,727 |
| Benin | 340 | 1:30,399 | 4,010 |
| Zambia | 315 | 1:50,317 | 4,739 |
| Tanzania | 281 | 1:188,404 | 16,240 |
| Lesotho | 243 | 1:8,364 | 1,881 |
| Albania | 216 | 1:13,491 | 2,453 |
| Niger | 201 | 1:95,483 | 3,965 |
| Czechia | 137 | 1:77,617 | 13,012 |
| Ivory Coast | 122 | 1:189,108 | 8,267 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Thailand | 108 | 1:654,059 | 109,897 |
| Philippines | 103 | 1:982,895 | 85,295 |
| Serbia | 96 | 1:74,427 | 6,557 |
| Iraq | 94 | 1:372,571 | 6,843 |
| Greece | 94 | 1:117,870 | 19,800 |
| Kazakhstan | 92 | 1:192,201 | 18,055 |
| Afghanistan | 81 | 1:396,953 | 5,585 |
| Uganda | 76 | 1:513,675 | 29,105 |
| Botswana | 66 | 1:33,135 | 6,513 |
| India | 57 | 1:13,457,287 | 231,997 |
| New Zealand | 55 | 1:82,333 | 11,809 |
| Iran | 55 | 1:1,396,046 | 56,996 |
| Hungary | 55 | 1:178,478 | 15,519 |
| Sweden | 51 | 1:193,074 | 13,358 |
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| Canada | 49 | 1:751,951 | 59,756 |
| Russia | 45 | 1:3,202,735 | 169,516 |
| Lebanon | 45 | 1:125,269 | 6,705 |
| France | 39 | 1:1,703,147 | 154,208 |
| Ukraine | 30 | 1:1,517,423 | 120,367 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Solomon Islands | 25 | 1:23,201 | 4,555 |
| Burkina Faso | 20 | 1:917,605 | 9,572 |
| Kosovo | 13 | 1:143,221 | 6,426 |
| Georgia | 9 | 1:416,172 | 16,412 |
| Azerbaijan | 9 | 1:1,072,125 | 15,755 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
The alternate forms: Makó (1,928) & Mákó (2) are calculated separately.
Mako (37,308) may also be a first name.
Mako Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mako is a surname of the Various tribe, meaning: mark (Biblical).
Mako is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: parent-in-law.
Mako Demographics
Average Mako Salary in
United States
$45,619 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mako Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mako Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mako (Arabic: ماكو, Georgian: მაკო, Hindi: माको, Marathi: माको, Oriya: ମେକା, Russian: Мако) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Makó or Mákó. Click here for further possible spellings of Mako.
How Common Is The Last Name Mako? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 33,699th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 462,643 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Mako reside; 17 percent reside in Central Africa and 17 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mako is also the 23,542nd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 37,308 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,387 people, or 1 in 30,951. Outside of The DR Congo this surname occurs in 97 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.
Mako Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Mako surname is primarily Christian (96%) in Kenya, Syriac Orthodox (57%) in Lebanon and Christian (83%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Mako last name are 7.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.07% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Mako earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.06% less than the national average, earning R 151,956 per year; in United States they earn 5.72% more than the national average, earning $45,619 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.77% less than the national average, earning $45,324 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mako Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mako in the Georgian language | ||
| მაკო | mako | - |
| Mako in the Marathi language | ||
| माको | mako | - |
| Mako in the Oriya language | ||
| ମେକା | meka | 68.75 |
| ମାେକା | maeka | 12.5 |
| ମକ | maka | 12.5 |
| ମାକ | maka | 6.25 |
| Mako in the Hindi language | ||
| माको | mako | 56 |
| मको | mako | 44 |
| Mako in the Russian language | ||
| Мако | mako | - |
| Mako in the Arabic language | ||
| ماكو | makw | - |
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Footnotes
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