Makpu Surname
Approximately 172 people bear this surname
Makpu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 137 | 1:1,293,013 | 51,317 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Makpu (14) may also be a first name.
Makpu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makpu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makpu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makpu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,310,135th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makpu live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Makpu is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held forename throughout the world, borne by 14 people.
The surname Makpu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 1,293,013. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 43 percent reside, Plateau, where 26 percent reside and Kaduna, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Makpu is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makpuy | 91 | 8 | / |
| Makpui | 91 | 7 | / |
| Makpou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Makpeu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Makpau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hmakpud | 83 | 16 | / |
| Makpouh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Magpu | 80 | 131 | / |
| Mokpu | 80 | 51 | / |
| Mekpu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Macpui | 73 | 23 | / |
| Maigpu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Magpou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Maqupu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mekpuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mekphu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Magqupu | 67 | 92 | / |
| Mekphui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Makphoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moikpou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moukpou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maïkpoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magquphu | 62 | 26 | / |
| Magpoe | 55 | 1 | / |
| Magpoo | 55 | 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 Makpu
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