Makoun Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Makoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 43 | 1:483,002 | 39,429 |
| Benin | 32 | 1:322,988 | 25,835 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| Mauritius | 6 | 1:215,570 | 8,537 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Makoun (404) may also be a first name.
Makoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makoun (Russian: Макоун) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Makoun? popularity and diffusion
Makoun is the 1,828,462nd most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Makoun reside; 41 percent reside in West Africa and 39 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 429,175th most common first name internationally, held by 404 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 483,002. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 42 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 37 percent are found and West Region, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 31 percent are found and Morocco, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makoun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makoun in the Russian language | ||
| Макоун | makoun | - |
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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 Makoun
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