Makouwa Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Makouwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Makouwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makouwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makouwa occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Makouwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Makouwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makouwa are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
It is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 3,838,403. In Niger Makouwa is most common in: Dosso Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Niger this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 40 percent are found and South Africa, where 10 percent are found.
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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 Makouwa
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