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 surname Makoye (Marathi: माकोये) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makoye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 11,270th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 146,204 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makoye live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Makoye is also the 55,777th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 11,499 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 49,208 people, or 1 in 1,076. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 26 percent live, Simiyu Region, where 21 percent live and Geita Region, where 17 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it exists 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
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- 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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