Makowo Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Makowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania641:827,21343,161
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Makowo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Makowo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Makowo is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makowo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Makowo is the 1,478,479th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makowo live; 46 percent live in East Africa and 46 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 827,213. In Tanzania Makowo is most prevalent in: Iringa Region, where 86 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 14 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 38 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maikowo925/
Makgowo921/
Makhowo921/
Makouwo921/
Makoowo921/
Makouwou861/
Makowa834,779/
Makuwo83157/
Makawo83127/
Makovo8399/
Makewo8314/
Mokowo834/
Makhowa77230/
Makoubo77126/
Makohwa7758/
Makawou7734/
Makovoy7724/
Makauwo7720/
Makhawo7715/
Maikewo7715/
Makowah7713/
Makovoi7711/
Makouwa7710/
Makovos777/
Makouvo777/
Maikowa775/
Makovuo774/
Makoswa773/
Makoboh773/
Makoiwa772/
Makovod772/
Maikawo772/
Makoowa772/
Makobou772/
Mekouwo771/
Mokowoz771/
Makovoa771/
Makkawo771/
Makoova771/
Makewou771/
Makgawo771/
Makawoi771/
Makhovoi7142/
Makhovoy7135/
Makoshwa719/
Makawohe717/
Mazkovoi716/
Maskovoy715/
Mazkovoy714/
Makgojwa711/
Makovozs711/
Makhovoz711/
Mackoová711/
MacKawoy710/
Makawa6718,853/
Makuwa6716,019/
Makova673,879/
Mokowa671,353/
Maková67798/
Makewa67474/
Mekowa6784/
Makavo6751/
Macawo6723/
Maqobo6723/
Macobo6719/
Mokawo6718/
Macovo675/
Makuvo673/
Mekawo672/
Mekovo672/
Macowa672/
Mokewo672/
Maikoubou672/
Makevo671/
Mackoubou671/
Maqowa671/
Mahkowach670/

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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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  • 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 Makowo
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