Makou Surname
Approximately 6,243 people bear this surname
Makou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2,369 | 1:8,767 | 1,139 |
| Togo | 1,470 | 1:4,930 | 918 |
| Benin | 1,298 | 1:7,963 | 1,098 |
| South Africa | 480 | 1:112,870 | 13,557 |
| Greece | 203 | 1:54,580 | 9,066 |
| Ivory Coast | 182 | 1:126,765 | 6,185 |
| Niger | 77 | 1:249,247 | 7,915 |
| Papua New Guinea | 48 | 1:169,869 | 23,574 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| United States | 31 | 1:11,692,224 | 454,091 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Makou (986) may also be a first name.
Makou Demographics
Average Makou Salary in
United States
$47,190 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Makou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻛﻮ, Russian: Макоу) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makou is the 78,256th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,167,315 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Makou are found; 49 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 256,549th most commonly held forename throughout the world It is held by 986 people.
It is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 2,369 people, or 1 in 8,767. In Cameroon Makou is most prevalent in: West Region, where 44 percent live, Centre Region, where 25 percent live and Littoral Region, where 22 percent live. Excluding Cameroon Makou is found in 31 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 24 percent live and Benin, where 21 percent live.
Makou Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Makou surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Makou earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 13.73% less than the national average, earning R 205,020 per year and in United States they earn 9.37% more than the national average, earning $47,190 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﻛﻮ | makw | 33.33 |
| ﻣﺎﻙ | mak | 33.33 |
| ﻣﻜﻮ | mkw | 33.33 |
| Makou in the Russian language | ||
| Макоу | makou | - |
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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
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- 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 Makou
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