Makomu Surname

733,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Makomu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makomu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2461:158,69613,812
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Makomu (11) may also be a first name.

Makomu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makomu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Makomu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makomu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 733,258th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 18,449,483 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makomu are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Makomu is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 11 people.

The surname Makomu is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 246 people, or 1 in 158,696. In Uganda Makomu is most frequent in: Bududa District, where 74 percent reside, Manafwa District, where 8 percent reside and Mbale District, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Uganda Makomu is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makhomu92449/
Maikomu921/
Makomud920/
Makoumou867/
Makamu8312,433/
Makumu833,643/
Makemu83337/
Mokomu8393/
Mekomu831/
Maukumu7762/
Maikumu7723/
Maekamu7718/
Makhamu7711/
Makumuu7710/
Mokhomu776/
Makhumu775/
Makamus773/
Maikamu773/
Makutmu773/
Mokomou772/
Makamgu772/
Makumgu772/
Makamau772/
Makemau772/
Mokgomu771/
Makomoe771/
Makamui771/
Makamou771/
Makasmu771/
Mahukumu7169/
Mekoumou7117/
Makamgou7111/
Moukomou712/
Maikamou712/
Mokoumou712/
Makemheu711/
Meukomou711/
Mokumu67574/
Macumu67371/
Moukoumou67257/
Mekemu6747/
Mekamu6718/
Maqamu6716/
Macamu676/
Makkhamut674/
Mokemu674/
Mokamu673/
Mchomu672/
Mocamu672/
Mackamoud671/
Mahakamud671/

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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 Makomu
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