Makosi Surname
Approximately 2,002 people bear this surname
Makosi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 741 | 1:20,834 | 3,105 |
| DR Congo | 527 | 1:140,189 | 14,872 |
| South Africa | 337 | 1:160,765 | 18,041 |
| Kenya | 301 | 1:153,422 | 12,187 |
| Uganda | 32 | 1:1,219,977 | 48,798 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Makosi (931) may also be a first name.
Makosi Demographics
Makosi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Makosi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makosi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makosi occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makosi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 206,890th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,640,133 people. The surname Makosi is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Makosi reside; 54 percent reside in Southern Africa and 54 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Makosi is also the 265,066th most frequently occurring forename in the world, borne by 931 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 741 people, or 1 in 20,834. In Zimbabwe Makosi is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 38 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 13 percent reside and Harare Province, where 12 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 26 percent reside and South Africa, where 17 percent reside.
Makosi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Makosi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.99% less than the national average, earning R 109,332 per year.
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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 Makosi
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