Makouya Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Makouya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Makouya (19) may also be a first name.
Makouya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makouya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makouya is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Makouya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,017,195th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makouya live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Chadic Africa. Makouya is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 19 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 903,003. In Cameroon Makouya is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 96 percent live and North Region, where 4 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 21 percent live and Niger, where 14 percent live.
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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 Makouya
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