Makponde Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Makponde Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 28 | 1:369,129 | 27,947 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
Makponde Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makponde Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makponde is more commonly found in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Makponde.
How Common Is The Last Name Makponde? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,323,005th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Makponde live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Makponde is most widely held in Benin, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 369,129. In Benin Makponde is mostly concentrated in: Atakora Department, where 36 percent live, Zou Department, where 32 percent live and Collines Department, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Benin Makponde is found in one country. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makpondeou | 89 | 3 | / |
| Makpondu | 88 | 48 | / |
| Makpondo | 88 | 27 | / |
| Makpende | 88 | 27 | / |
| Makpondi | 88 | 4 | / |
| Mikponde | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makponnoude | 84 | 2 | / |
| Makopondo | 82 | 4 | / |
| Makaponda | 82 | 2 | / |
| Makuponda | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mkponte | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mkpande | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwakapande | 78 | 124 | / |
| Mwakaponda | 78 | 84 | / |
| Muakapende | 78 | 1 | / |
| Magbonde | 75 | 467 | / |
| Makpendu | 75 | 103 | / |
| Makpanda | 75 | 90 | / |
| Makpando | 75 | 89 | / |
| Mokpondo | 75 | 55 | / |
| Makponto | 75 | 38 | / |
| Mokpende | 75 | 27 | / |
| Mikpondo | 75 | 24 | / |
| Makbende | 75 | 21 | / |
| Makpenda | 75 | 4 | / |
| Makpandu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mokpande | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mkpounda | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makbondi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mekpondu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mukpondi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makpandi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mukupende | 71 | 41 | / |
| Makabondo | 71 | 35 | / |
| Macapondo | 71 | 19 | / |
| Mkpoundia | 71 | 19 | / |
| Mukapande | 71 | 7 | / |
| Makapanda | 71 | 6 | / |
| Makapandi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Makapando | 71 | 3 | / |
| Makpantee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maikpando | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makopenda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makapenda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makapendi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mukabonde | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makapente | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwakapenda | 67 | 1,303 | / |
| Mwakipunda | 67 | 644 | / |
| Mwakabende | 67 | 290 | / |
| Mwakapanda | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mwakapindi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwakipenda | 67 | 4 | / |
| MacBond | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwakapinda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mchapondwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwakabinde | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mackabondo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwakabondo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Myakupinda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokpanda | 63 | 75 | / |
| Mokpandi | 63 | 4 | / |
| Magpanday | 59 | 1 | / |
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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 Makponde
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