Maku Surname

31,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,742 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Maku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,4191:40,0873,193
Indonesia3,2221:41,0464,726
South Africa1,6001:33,8614,325
Cameroon1,3271:15,6512,134
Papua New Guinea1,2561:6,492423
DR Congo1,1831:62,4517,409
Uganda1,1631:33,5684,484
India8311:923,06339,830
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Kenya4341:106,4059,167
Iran1471:522,33030,518
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Thailand801:882,979139,249
England451:1,238,17956,985
Albania441:66,2297,750
Japan431:2,973,12332,937
Hungary381:258,32320,391
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Solomon Islands221:26,3655,164
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Lesotho111:184,77813,836
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Nepal51:5,696,19113,053
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Macau11:601,6301,582
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Maku (24,796) may also be a first name.

Maku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maku (Arabic: مكو, Bengali: মাকু, Hindi: मकू, Marathi: मकू, Oriya: ମକୁ, Tibetan: མ་ཀུ་) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maku? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 31,857th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 435,285 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Maku are found; 30 percent are found in West Africa and 30 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Maku is also the 32,221st most widely held first name world-wide, held by 24,796 people.

The surname Maku is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4,419 people, or 1 in 40,087. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Nasarawa, where 12 percent reside, Ogun, where 12 percent reside and Anambra, where 11 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it exists in 61 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 19 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.

Maku Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Maku has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Maku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (88%) in Kenya and Christian (71%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Maku surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Maku earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.55% less than the national average, earning R 141,264 per year; in United States they earn 15.47% more than the national average, earning $49,823 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.96% more than the national average, earning $53,143 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makau8950,282/
Makou896,243/
Makui896,031/
Maiku891,589/
Makeu891,333/
Mauku89880/
Makuu89488/
Makhu89454/
Mhaku89400/
Makku89253/
Maaku89173/
Macku89161/
Makuh89123/
Makuś8960/
Mayku8942/
Mmaku8925/
Makgu8921/
Makux898/
Majku896/
Makuš895/
Makuy895/
Makuj893/
Magku893/
Maeku893/
Meaku893/
Mazku891/
Mgaku891/
Mahku891/
Majkut802,419/
Mahuku80525/
Mahaku80487/
Mmakau80386/
Magkou80317/
Makgau80247/
Mmakou80209/
Makkau80140/
Makuňa80128/
Majkus80100/
Makusz8068/
Makahu8056/
Maikui8054/
Maikau8041/
Maukku8040/
Makuth8037/
Maikou8035/
Maakou8033/
Maukup8032/
Maykus8029/
Maikku8020/
Makkhu8019/
Maukau8017/
Makuui8016/
Meakou8016/
Makout8014/
Mackou8014/
Makhou8012/
Maquku8012/
Maskuu8011/
Maakeu8010/
Makoup8010/
Maykuß8010/
Mhakud809/
Makhau809/
Makouj809/
Makouh808/
Maakuu806/
Makauz806/
Maitku805/
Mackau805/
Maakau805/
Makgou805/
Matkeu804/
Makkou804/
Mmakut804/
Maakud803/
MacKui803/
Matkou803/
Makhui803/
Makuhe803/
Maikhu803/
Makuzs803/
Makusd802/
Maukou802/
Maakuh802/
Maakup802/
Mahkou802/
Makeut802/
Makouz802/
Makuut802/
Makhuj801/
Makkui801/
Makouy801/
Maikuu801/
Maykou801/
Maykuj801/
Maskku801/
MacKeu801/
MacKuy801/
Makuyh801/
Madkau801/
Maikeu801/
Maukeu801/
Maskuz801/
Madkou801/
Mackuj801/
Mackuś801/
Maakhu801/
Maakuj801/
Ma'aku801/
Makužs801/
Makuiy801/
Maukuy801/
Maskeu801/
Makuue801/
Maøkou801/
Maykeu801/
MacKhu800/
Matcku800/
Meku755,290/
Macu752,937/
Makó751,928/
Moku751,503/
Maskouh73184/
Madkaud73125/
Makoutz73113/
Majkuth7374/
Maykuth7354/
Mackuth7348/
Mazkout7337/
Mahakut7321/
Mahakou7321/
Makhult7320/
Makausz7317/
Maikuha7310/
Mahakuj739/
Makusch737/
Makouha736/
MacKuch735/
Mahkoud735/
Madkuus734/
Mahkouh734/
Makhoud733/
Mhaskeu732/
Mahkhou732/
Mahakuu732/
Mackusz732/
Mackutė732/
Makoush732/
Makkouh732/
Maschku732/
Maskhou732/
Mhakudh731/
Makkheu731/
Makouch731/
Maskoud731/
Maskuch731/
Madkouh731/
Mackuss731/
Maakhuu731/
Ma'akou731/
Mahakui731/
Maikaup731/
Maikhou731/
Maiskud731/
Makhouh731/
Makkhui731/
Makouhe731/
Makouss731/
Makuhha731/
Mazkouh731/
Meakeuh731/
Mackous731/
Makouyi731/
Mattkus730/
Maykuhs730/
Mchau675,216/
Mekui674,940/
Mokuy672,879/
Mokau672,079/
Mokou671,821/
Macud671,673/
Macau671,594/
Makoe671,351/
Macus671,254/
Macků67886/
Mekeu67779/
Macut67571/
Mokhu67514/
Mahakudh67463/
Macuh67343/
Macou67249/
Makoo67228/
Matcu67176/
Maceu67153/
Macuz67143/
Makuňová67135/
Meuku67133/
Mókus6796/
Moiku6793/
Mekau6776/
Mackó6770/
Maicu6764/
Majkó6762/
Makhoush6749/
Mashkouj6747/
Mokeu6741/
Meiku6731/
Magcu6729/
Mokku6723/
Macuš6722/
Makoň6720/
Mokuh6719/
Macui6718/
Mekku6717/
Mooku6716/
Makauova6716/
Makkó6716/
Mascu6716/
Macuy6715/
Macux6714/
Maskoush6714/
Meeku6713/
Moeku6713/
Maqhu6713/
Mocau6712/
Mouku6710/
Maucu679/
Makkouch679/
Makói679/
Mahakkud676/
Macuś676/
Mokui676/
Mmeku675/
Maccu675/
McCau674/
Maakouss674/
Mahakhut673/
Muoku673/
Muiku673/
Mgacu673/
Mekhu672/
Macup672/
Mekuh672/
Mekuu671/
Mahahkud671/
Mahcu671/
Makuyova671/
Matkhaus671/
Maahakud671/
Meyku671/
Maucó671/
Maudkaud671/
Mashkoud671/
Mashkout671/
Mackú671/
Mahakuud671/
Makouowa671/
Makóy671/
Mahkoush671/
Mecau671/
Mațcu671/
Mheku671/
Mokuu671/
Măcau671/
Mòkus671/
Makhouss671/
Maqou671/
Mekuy671/
Maqau671/
Makhouha671/
Makhuuha671/
MacKhous670/
Mocku670/

Maku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maku in the Bengali language
মাকুmaku-
Maku in the Oriya language
ମକୁmaku74.44
ମାକୁmaku21.08
ମକୁାଇଁmakua'im3.59
ସାହୁsahu0.9
Maku in the Marathi language
मकूmaku42.21
मकुmaku35.2
माकुmaku11.68
माकूmaku10.75
Maku in the Hindi language
मकूmaku37.76
मकुmaku34.54
माकूmaku19.92
माकुmaku6.26
मैकूmaiku0.95
मक्ुmaku0.19
Maku in the Tibetan language
མ་ཀུ་maku33.33
མ་སྐུ་maku33.33
མར་གུ།margu16.67
མ་ཁུ་makhu16.67
Maku in the Arabic language
مكوmkw-

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