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 is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makosi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makosi is the 206,890th most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 3,640,133 people. Makosi is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Makosi reside; 54 percent reside in Southern Africa and 54 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 265,066th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 931 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 741 people, or 1 in 20,834. In Zimbabwe Makosi is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 38 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 13 percent live and Harare Province, where 12 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe Makosi is found in 21 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 26 percent live and South Africa, where 17 percent live.
Makosi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly 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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