Makofu Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Makofu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Makofu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makofu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makofu is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Makofu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,106,139th most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name Makofu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makofu are found; 69 percent are found in Central Africa and 69 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent live and Kenya, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makoffu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Makhofu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maskofu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Makoufeu | 86 | 33 | / |
| Makafu | 83 | 995 | / |
| Mokofu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Maqofu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Makefu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Makafui | 77 | 2,294 | / |
| Makhafu | 77 | 95 | / |
| Makhefu | 77 | 56 | / |
| Mokhofu | 77 | 53 | / |
| Makafuj | 77 | 5 | / |
| Maqhofu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mekofeu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mokoefu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mekofuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makaffu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mekoufeu | 71 | 12 | / |
| Maikafau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makeufeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mchafu | 67 | 464 | / |
| Mokafu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mekouffeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makhafudh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makephu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Makafoo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Makhephu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mokhophu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mokgophu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Makhaphut | 53 | 49 | / |
| Makhaphui | 53 | 1 | / |
| Meakaphut | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mcaphu | 50 | 24 | / |
| Mchefu | 50 | 10 | / |
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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 Makofu
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