Makoye Surname
Approximately 49,845 people bear this surname
Makoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 49,208 | 1:1,076 | 140 |
| Zambia | 531 | 1:29,849 | 3,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Niger | 23 | 1:834,436 | 19,133 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Makoye (11,499) may also be a first name.
Makoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makoye (Marathi: माकोये) is most common in Tanzania. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makoye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Makoye is the 11,270th most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 146,204 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makoye live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 55,777th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 11,499 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 49,208 people, or 1 in 1,076. In Tanzania Makoye is primarily found in: Mwanza Region, where 26 percent live, Simiyu Region, where 21 percent live and Geita Region, where 17 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 1 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makoye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makoye in the Marathi language | ||
| माकोये | makoye | - |
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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 Makoye
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